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CONSTITUTION, 

BY-LAWS   AND    RULES   OF   ORDER 

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CONSTITUTION, 

BY-LAWS  AND    RULES    OF    ORDER 


Petaluma  Lodge,  No.  30, 


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STATE    OF    CALIFORNIA. 


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Jos.  A.  Cowen,  Bookbinder  &  Printer,  Petaluma. 
1890. 


CONSTITUTION 

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Petaluma  Lodge  No.  30. 

I.  O.  O.  F. 


PREAMBLE. 

For  the  purpose  of  effecting  uniformity  in  the 
administration  of  the  privileges,  honors  and  bene- 
fits of  Odd  Fellowship  within  this  jurisdiction,  the 
Grand  Lodge  of  the  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows  of  the  State  of  California 
ordains  the  following  Constitution  of  Subordinate 
Lodges  under  its  jurisdiction.  • 

ARTICLE  I. 

NAME. 

Section  i.  This  Lodge  shall  consist  of  at  least 
five  members  of  the  Degree  of  Truth,  including 
one  qualified  to  preside  at  its  meetings,  to  be 
hailed  and  entitled 

Petaluma  Lodge,  No.  30 

of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  of  Cali- 
fornia,   holding    a  legal   charter  granted   by   the 


; 


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Grand  Lodge  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows  of  the  State  of  California.  It  cannot  vol- 
untarily surrender  its  charter  so  long  as  five  Third- 
degree  members  in  good  standing  object  thereto. 

ARTICLE  II. 

MEMBERSHIP. 

Section  i.  Every  applicant  for  initiation  must 
be  a  free  white  male  of  the  age  of  twenty-cue 
years  ;  of  sound  health  ;  of  good  moral  character 
and  industrious  habits,  having  some  known  respec- 
table means  of  support  ;  must  believe  in  the  exist- 
ence of  a  Supreme  Being,  the  Creator  and  Preserver 
of  the  Universe,  ard  be  proposed  in  the  Lodge 
nearest  his  residence,  except  that  Lodge  grant  per- 
mission for  his  joining  another  Lodge  ;  provided, 
that  application  for  membership  may  be  made  to 
any  Lodge  nearest  the  residence  of  the  applicant 
in  the  same  county  or  district.  A  candidate  may 
be  admitted  in  any  Lodge  in  the  city  or  village  in 
which  he  resides  ;  but  all  candidates  for  initiation 
must  reside  in  this  jurisdiction,  except  such  candi- 
dates as  may  apply  from  other  States  or  Terri- 
tories where  there  is  no  Grand  Lodge  or  District 
Deputy  Grand  Sire  located. 

SEC.  2,  Every  applicant  for  membership  by 
deposit  of  card,  or  certificate  of  dismissal,  or  as  an 
Ancient  Odd  Fellow,  shall  deposit  his  card  or  cer- 


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tificate  with  his  proposition,  or  furnish  satisfactory 
evidence  that  such  card  or  certificate  has  been 
lost. 

Sec.  3.  No  suspended  or  expelled  member  of 
the  Order  can  be  admitted  to  membership  in  thib 
Lodge  except  on  a  dismissal  certificate  or  on  being 
reinstated  and  receiving  a  withdrawal  card  from 
the  Lodge  which  suspended  or  expelled  him,  or 
from  the  Grand  vSecretary,  as  prescribed  by  law. 

SEC.  4.  An  Odd  Fellow  who  has  been  regularly 
initiated  into  the  Order,  and  has  retained  member- 
ship therein  for  at  least  five  consecutive  years,  and 
who  at  the  time  of  making  application  for  rein- 
statement or  membership  shall  be  over  fifty  years 
of  age,  may  be  admitted  to  membership  in  this 
Lodge  as  a  non-beneficial  member  upon  such  terms 
as  the  By-Laws  may  prescribe,  by  presenting  a 
petition  as  required  under  Section  1,  Article  III, 
for  proposals  for  membership  by  initiation,  which 
shall  be  disposed  of  according  to  said  section. 

Sec  5.  When  an  application  for  membership 
is  received  from  a  person  residing  nearer  to  another 
Lodge  than  the  one  to  which  the  application  is 
made,  the  Lodge  receiving  such  application  shall 
communicate  the  fact  to  the  Lodge  nearest  the  res- 
idence of  such  applicant,  and  shall  inquire  whether 
such  person  is  a  fit  and  proper  person  to  be  admit- 
ted into  our  Order,  and,  if  in  the  same  county  and 
district,  shall  also  ask  the  consent  of  such  Lodge 
to  receive  and  act  upon  such  application  ;  and  it 


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shall  take  no  further  action  upon  such  application 
until  an  answer  is  received  to  such  communication. 
The  Lodge  receiving  such  communication  shall 
appoint  a  committee  of  three  to  investigate  the 
character,  standing  and  health  of  the  petitioner,  in 
the  same  manner  as  if  the  application  was  made 
directly  to  such  Lodge.  Such  committee  shall 
report  at  the  next  regular  meeting  of  the  Lodge, 
and  a  certified  copy  of  the  report,  together  with  a 
certified  copy  of  the  minutes  showmg  the  action  of 
the  Lodge,  upon  the  request  for  consent  to  receive 
and  act  upon  the  application  (if  such  consent  was 
necessary),  shall  be  forthwith  forwarded  to  the 
Lodge  in  which  such  application  is  filed,  and  said 
last  named  Lodge  may  then  proceed  upon  such 
application  as  in  other  cases,  except  that  if  it  be 
a  case  where  the  conseut  of  the  other  Lodge  is 
necessary,  and  that  consent  be  refused,  the  peti- 
tioner's money  (if  any  has  been  paid)  shall  be 
returned,  and  no  further  action  shall  be  had  in  the 
premises. 

ARTICLE  III. 

PROPOSITIONS   FOR   MEMBERSHIP. 

Section  i.  The  name  of  a  person  offered  for 
membership,  with  his  age,  nativity,  residence  and 
occupation  must  be  proposed  by  a  member  in 
writing,  signed  by  the  applicant,  with  the  names 
of  two  persons  as  references  attached,  and  entered 


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upon  the  record,  and  forthwith  be  referred  to  a 
committee  of  three  members  for  investigation,  who 
shall  report  at  the  next  succeeding  regular  meet- 
ing (unless  extraordinary  circumstances  prevent), 
when  the  candidate  shall  be  balloted  for  with  ball 
ballots,  and  if  three  or  more  black  balls  appear, 
the  candidate  shall  be  declared  rejected. 

Sec.  2.  A  brother  who  has  been  for  twenty-five 
years  a  contributing  member  of  a  Subordinate 
Lodge,  who  may  desire  to  join  this  Lodge  by 
deposit  of  card,  may  make  application  for  admis- 
sion before  severing  his  connection  with  this 
Lodge  by  sending  in  his  petition  setting  forth  the 
fact  of  his  having  been  a  member  for  that  length 
of  time,  together  with  such  other  matter  as  is 
usually  contained  in  petitions  for  membership ; 
whereupon  the  Lodge  shall  proceed  to  consider 
such  application  in  the  usual  manner,  and  in  case 
of  the  election  of  such  applicant,  the  Secretary 
shall  immediately  notify  the  Lodge  to  which  the 
brother  belongs,  and  when  the  brother's  with- 
drawal card  shall  have  been  received  by  the  Sec- 
retary of  this  Lodge,  and  he  has  paid  the  admis- 
sion fee,  he  shall  be  entitled  to  sign  the  Constitu- 
tion, and  thereby  be  received  into  full  member- 
ship. 

Sec.  3.  Should  this  Lodge  receive  notification 
that  one  of  its  members  has  been  so  elected  to  mem- 
bership by  another  Lodge,  this  Lodge  shall,  at  the 


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meeting  when  such  notification  is  received,  grant 
such  brother  a  withdrawal  card — if  he  is  clear  on 
the  books  of  the  Lodge  and  free  from  all  charges — 
upon  the  payment  of  the  requisite  fee,  and  the 
Secretary  shall  immediately  forward  the  card  to 
the  Lodge  from  which  the  notification  of  the 
brother's  election  to  membership  comes. 

Sp;c.  4.  No  reconsideration  of  an  unfavorable 
ballot  can  be  had  unless  all  the  brothers  who  may 
cast  black  balls  against  an  applicant  for  member- 
ship voluntarily  make  a  motion  for  a  reconsidera- 
tion of  the  ballot ;  provided  such  reconsideration 
be  had  within  four  regular  meeting  nights  next  suc- 
ceeding such  rejection  ;  and  in  such  case  the  vote  on 
the  reconsideration  shall  be  taken  by  ball  ballots, 
"vand  if  all  the  balls  cast  be  in  favor  of  it,  the  recon- 
sideration shall  be  had  ;  whereupon  the  application 
shall  lie  over  till  the  succeeding  meeting,  when 
another  ballot  shall  be  had  with  ball  ballots,  and  if 
the  same  be  unanimously  in  favor  of  the  applicant 
he  shall  thereby  be  elected  ;  but  if  one  or  more 
black  balls  appear  in  either  ballot,  the  applicant 
shall  be  rejected  ;  and  in  no  case  shall  a  reconsid- 
eration be  had  except  upon  a  voluntary  motion  of 
all  those  who  cast  black  balls  ;  and  never  more 
than  one  motion  for  a  reconsideration  in  the  same 
case  shall  be  allowed.  A  favorable  balloting  can 
be  reconsidered  at  any  meeting  prior  to  the  admis- 
sion of  the  candidate,  provided  a  majority  of  the 
members  present  agree  thereto. 


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Sec.  5.  When  a  candidate  for  initiation  has 
been  rejected,  notice  thereof  shall  be  sent,  without 
delay,  to  the  Grand  Secretary,  and  to  all  the  Lodges 
in  the  county  and  district,  and  he  cannot  be  pro- 
posed again  in  any  Lodge  for  the  space  of  one  year 
after  such  rejection.  All  other  applications  for 
membership  may  be  renewed  at  any  time. 

Sec.  6.  No  proposition  can  be  withdrawn  after 
being  referred  to  a  committee,  unless  by  consent  of 
two-thirds  of  the  members  present  at  a  regular 
meeting,  and  before  the  report  'of  the  committee 
has  been  read  to  the  Lodge. 

SEC.  7.  If  any  person  shall  gain  admittance  to 
any  Lodge  upon  a  petition  containing  any  false 
representations,  he  shall  be  expelled. 

SEC.  8  In  case  the  name  of  any  member  of  the 
Order  shall  at  any  time  appear — upon  memorial 
duly  presented  by  him — not  to  be  his  correct  name, 
the  Lodge  may,  upon  motion  duly  made  therefor, 
order  such  name  changed  upon  the  records  of  the 
Lodge  to  his  true  name  ;  provided  a  motion  there- 
for snail  be  submitted  in  writing  at  least  two  weeks 
prior  to  action  thereon ;  and  provided  further 
that  two-thirds  of  the  members  present  at  the  meet- 
ing of  the  Lodge  consei/t  thereto,  and  the  Secre- 
tary shall  report  such  Action  to  the  Grand  Secre- 
tary, who  shall  report  the  same  to  all  the  Lodges 
in  the  jurisdiction. 


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ARTICLE  IV. 

FEES,    DUES   AND   BENEFITS. 

Section  i  .  The  fees  of  this  Lodge  shall  not  be 
less  than  jjio  for  initiation  ;  $5  for  each  degree  ; 
$5  for  admission  by  card  ;  $H  for  an  Ancient  Odd 
Fellow,  and  $10  by  deposit  of  Dismissal  Certificate. 
The  dues  of  this  Lodge  shall  not  be  less  than  fifty 
cents  per  month.  In  addition  to  the  foregoing,  the 
Lodge  may  provide  by  its  By-Laws  for  a  Widows', 
Orphans'  and  Education  Fund,  and  Funeral  Tax, 
and  for  extraordinary  assessments  for  Lodge  pur- 
poses. 

SEC.  2.  Every  member  qualified  as  required  by 
the  By-Laws  shall,  in  case  of  being  disabled  by 
sickness  or  bodily  accident  from  earning  a  liveli- 
hood, be  entitled  to  and  may  receive  such  weekly 
benefits  as  may  be  fixed  by  law  from  the  funds  of 
the  Lodge,  which  shall  in  no  case  be  less  than  four 
dollars  per  week  for  Third-degree  members  ;  but  the 
Lodge  may  provide  in  its  By-Laws  that  none  but 
Third-degree  members  shall  be  entitled  to  weekly 
benefits  ;  also  that  benefits  shall  not  be  allowed  for 
the  first  week's  sickness.  Such  benefits  shall  com- 
mence six  months  from  the  date  of  admission  to 
membership,  provided  the  brother  shall  have  at- 
tained the  degree  required  by  the  By-Laws  ;  and 
all  brothers,  if  otherwise  qualified,  shall  be  entitled 
to  benefits  if  not  more  than  thirteen  weeks  in 
arrears  for  dues,  assessments  or  fines.     Benefits  are 


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rights  personal  to  the  member,  his  family  and  de- 
pendent relatives,  and  are  not  payable  to  the  legal 
representatives  of  a  member's  estate. 

Sec.  3.  In  case  of  the  death  of  a  member,  irre- 
spective of  his  standing  relative  to  sick  benefits, 
there  shall  be  allowed  from  the  Lodge  a  uniform 
sum  of  not  less  than  thirty  dollars  to  defray  the  ex- 
penses of  the  burial,  to  be  paid  by  the  Noble 
Grand  on  account  of  the  funeral ;  provided  the 
brother  be  buried  by  the  Order  or  at  the  expense 
of  the  family  of  the  deceased.  In  the  absence  of 
competent  relations,  the  Noble  Grand  shall  take 
charge  of  the  funeral  and  render  an  account  of  the 
disbursements.  In  addition  to  the  above,  the 
Lodge  may  provide  in  its  By-Laws  for  a  funeral 
benefit. 

Sec.  4.  The  funeral  and  sick  benefits  shall  be 
regulated  by  the  By-Laws  of  the  Lodge,  and  all 
orders  drawn  for  the  above  benefits  shall  be  by 
vote  of  the  Lodge. 

Sec.  5.  If  a  Lodge  refuses  or  neglects  to  grant 
sick  benefits  to  a  brother,  he  may,  at  any  time 
within  four  weeks  thereafter,  demand  in  writing, 
that  the  Lodge  appoint  a  committee  to  investigate 
the  matter,  whereupon  the  Lodge  shall  appoint  a 
committee  of  five  to  hear  the  evidence  and  report 
the  facts  and  their  conclusions  to  the  Lodge.  Such 
committee  shall,  without  unnecessary  delay,  notify 
the  brother  of  the  time  and  place  of  their  meeting, 


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and  investigate  the  case.  They  shall  keep  full 
minutes  of  the  evidence  and  of  their  proceedings, 
and  report  the  same  to  the  Lodge  with  their  conclu- 
sion. If  a  witness  be  a  member  of  the  Order,  he 
shall  give  his  testimony  on  the  honor  of  an  Odd 
Fellow ;  if  he  be  not  a  member,  then  on  oath  or 
affirmation,  and  the  proceedings  must  state  that 
such  obligation  or  oath  was  administered.  The 
obligation  may  be  administered  by  any  member  of 
the  committee.  No  testimony  shall  be  taken  with- 
out notice  or  opportunity  for  cross-examination  by 
the  opposing  party.  Upon  the  report  being  made, 
notice  thereof  shall  forthwith  be  given  by  the  Sec- 
retary to  the  party  against  whom  the  verdict  is 
rendered,  and  he  shall  have  two  weeks  in  which  to 
file  his  exceptions  ;  if  no  exceptions  are  filed  with- 
in two  weeks,  the  Lodge  shall  proceed  to  pronounce 
its  judgment  and  decision.  An  appeal  from  the 
judgment  of  the  Lodge  may  be  taken  at  any  time 
within  two  weeks  thereafter  to  the  Grand  Lodge  on 
questions  of  law,  of  fact,  or  both,  and  if  no  such 
appeal  is  taken,  the  judgment  of  the  Lodge  is  final. 
When  a  Bill  of  Exceptions  to  the  report  of  the 
committee  is  filed,  as  above  provided,  the  Lodge 
may  determine  upon  its  merits,  and  either  change, 
modify  or  sustain  the  report  of  the  committee,  or 
refer  the  same  back  to  the  same,  or  another  commit- 
tee, or  order  a  new  investigation.  If  the  Lodge 
shall  deem  the  exceptions  not  well  taken,   it  shal 


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proceed  to  pronounce  its  judgment  and  decision. 
Each  witness,  at  the  conclusion  of  his  testimony, 
and  before  other  proceedings  in  the  case  are  had, 
shall  have  his  testimony,  as  taken  down  by  the 
committee,  read  over  to  him,  and  shall  make  such 
corrections  thereof  as  he  may  deem  proper,  and 
shall  thereupon  sign  each  page  of  said  testimony. 
The  brother  has  the  affirmative  of  the  issue  ;  and 
the  committees  appointed  under  this  section  shall 
be  appointed  and  governed  by  the  rules  applicable 
to  committees  upon  trials  under  charges. 

Sfc.  6  This  Constitution  and  all  laws,  rules 
and  regulations  providing  for  the  granting  of  sick, 
funeral  and  other  benefits,  or  of  any  aid,  relief, 
assistance,  allowance,  expenses,  or  money  to  any 
member,  wife,  widow,  orphan,  or  any  person  what- 
ever, or  providing  for  the  payment  to  the  Lodge  of 
dues,  assessments  and  demands  by  a  member,  are 
not  intended  and  shall  not  be  construed  to  create 
the  relation  of  debtor  and  creditor,  nor  to  create 
legal  rights,  liabilities  nor  responsibilities,  nor  any 
legal  contracted  relation,  nor  confer  any  right  to 
enforce  the  granting  or  payment  of  the  same  by 
resort  to  courts  of  law  ;  on  the  contrary,  all  ques- 
tions, whether  of  law  or  fact,  relative  to  the  grant- 
*iug,  payment  or  refusal  of  the  same,  relate  to  moral 
duties  cr  obligations,  and  not  to  legal  ones,  and 
appertain  to  the  sole  jurisdiction  of  this  Lodge  and 
the  authorities  of  this  Order,  and  their  decisions  in 


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the  premises  shall  be  binding,  cor  elusive,  and  final 
upon  all  members,  wives,  widows,  orphans  or  per- 
sons. Every  person  by  becoming  or  continuing  a 
member  of  this  Lodge  consents  to  and  agrees  to 
abide  by  all  the  laws  and  decisions  of  this  Lodge 
and  of  the  authorities  of  the  Order. 

SEC.  7.  The  Constitution,  Laws  and  Decisions 
of  the  Sovereign  Grand  Lodge  of  the  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  the  Constitution,  Laws 
and  Decisions  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  Independ- 
ent Order  of  Odd  Fellows  of  the  State  of  California, 
are  laws  of  this  Lodge,  and  all  persons,  by  becom- 
ing or  continuing  members  of  this  Lodge,  consent 
to,  and  agree  to  abide  by  the  same. 

Sec  8.  No  benefits  shall  be  paid  for  any  injury 
or  disability  received  in  the  commission  of  a  crime 
or  an  immoral  act,  nor  for  any  sickness  or  disabil- 
ity arising  from  any  criminal  or  immoral  acts,  con- 
duct, causes  or  considerations,  nor  in  cases  where 
the  same  contribute  thereto.  No  benefit  or  allow- 
ance shall  be  paid  to  any  widow  of  an  Odd  Fellow 
except  while  she  maintains  a  good  moral  character 
in  fact,  and  in  case  a  Lodge  neglects  or  refuses  to 
grant  the  same  on  account  of  any  immoral  act  or 
conduct,  or  otherwise,  she  may  demand  withir; 
four  weeks  thereafter  the  appointment  of  a  com- 
mittee, as  provided  in  Section  5  of  this  Article,  and 
said  Section  shall,  in  all  matters,  including  manner 
and  time  of  appeal,  be  applicable  thereto      In  cases 


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where  the  Lodge  refuses  or  neglects  to  pay  any 
benefit  or  relief,  or  allowance,  which  our  laws  pro- 
vide shall  be  paid,  the  person  may,  within  four 
weeks  thereafter,  likewise  demand  a  committee,  as 
provided  in  said  Section  5,  and  the  Section  shall 
likewise,  in  all  matters,  including  the  time  and 
manner  of  appeal,  be  applicable  thereto. 

ARTICLE  V. 

DEGREES. 

Section  i  .  Application  for  election  to  either  of 
the  three  subordinate  degrees  shall  be  accompanied 
with  the  amount  required  therefor,  and  presented 
to  the  Lodge,  under  the  proper  head,  when  the 
Lodge  shall  ballot  upon  the  application,  and  if  not 
more  than  two  black  balls  or  cubes  be  cast,  he 
shall  be  declared  elected  ;  and  if  the  Lodge  does 
not  confer  the  degrees  upon  its  own  members,  a 
certificate  shall  be  given  the  applicant,  addressed 
to  a  Degree  Lodge,  or  officer  authorized  to  confer 
degrees,  showing  that  he  is  a  member  of  this 
Lodge,  and  has  been  authorized  to  receive  them. 

Sec.  2.  Not  more  than  one  degree  shall  be  con- 
ferred upon  a  candidate  at  any  one  meeting,  except 
by  dispensation.  If  any  degree  be  refused  a 
brother,  no  application  shall  be  again  received  from 
him  within  three  months. 

ARTICLE  VI. 
OFFICERS. 
Section  i.     The  elective  officers  shall  consist  of 


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a  Noble  Grand,  Vice  Grand,  Secretary  and  Treas- 
urer, who  shall  serve  a  regular  term  each,  provided 
that  the  Treasurer  may  be  elected  for  the  period  of 
one  year  ;  and  the  Lodge  may  also  elect  a  Perma- 
nent Secretary  and  three  Trustees  ;  provided,  that 
no  member  shall  hold  any  two  of  said  offices  at  the 
same  time. 

SEC.  2.  The  appointed  officers  shall  consist  of 
a  Warden,  Conductor,  Outside  Guardian,  Inside 
Guardian,  Right  Supporter  to  Noble  Grand,  Left 
Supporter  to  Noble  Grand,  Right  Supporter  to 
Vice-Grand,  Left  supporter  to  Vice-Grand,  and 
Right  and  Left  Scene  Supporters,  who  shall  each 
serve  a  regular  term,  and  the  Lodge  may  also 
appoint-a  Chaplain  for  a  regular  term. 

SEC.  3.  No  member  of  this  Lodge  shall  be  in- 
stalled as  Noble  Grand  unless  he  has  served  a  term 
as  Vice-Grand,  or  the  last  of  a  term  to  fill  a  vacan- 
cy ;  or  as  Vice-Grand,  unless  he  has  served  twenty- 
six  weeks  in  an  inferior  office  other  than  Trustee 
or  Chaplain.  Service  in  office,  whether  elective  or 
appointed,  is  qualifying  in  any  other  Lodge  as  well 
as  in  this  Lodge,  providing  a  brother  has  a  certifi- 
cate to  that  effect,  under  seal  of  a  Lodge  in  good 
standing  ;  provided,  that  any  member  of  the  Degree 
of  Truth  may  be  elected  if  all  qualified  brothers  re- 
fuse to  serve,  and  a  dispensation  be  granted  by  the 
Grand  Master  of  the  District  previous  to  the  elec- 
tion. 


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SEC.  4.  All  officers  shall  be  clear  of  all  pecu- 
niary charges  on  the  books  at  the  time  of  installa- 
tion. 

SEC.  5.  Nominations  for  elective  offices  shall 
be  made  only  on  the  two  meetings  immediately 
preceding  that  of  a  regular  election,  except  when 
the  nominees  for  an  office  all  decline. 

SEC.  6.  Officers  shall  be  elected  by  balk  t  at 
the  first  regular  meeting  in  June  and  December  of 
each  year,  and  be  installed  at  the  first  regular  meet- 
ing in  January  and  July  of  each  year,  provided, 
the  installing  officers  be  present ;  if  absent,  the 
Lodge  may,  by  vote,  defer  it  for  one  week,  or  call 
a  special  meeting  for  the  purpose,  at  the  request  of 
the  District  Deputy  Grand  Master. 

Sec.  7.  Any  officer  absenting  himself  from  the 
Lodge  for  three  successive  meetings,  except  in 
case  of  sickness,  or  any  officer  for  misconduct  or 
neglect  as  such,  may  be  removed  by  a  vote  of  two- 
thirds  of  the  members  voting  at  the  next  regular 
meeting  after  a  resolution  therefor  has  been  offered 
in  the  Lodge  at  a  regular  meeting. 

Sec.  8.  Vacancies  in  any  elective  office  may  be 
filled  by  the  Lodge  by  nomination  and  election,  by 
ballot,  at  the  next  regular  meeting  after  nominat- 
ing, and,  until  so  filled,  the  Noble  Grand  shall 
appoint  a  member  to  the  office  pro  tern. 

Sec.  9.  The  duties  of  the  various  officers  shall 
be   as   laid  down  in  the  charges  of  office,  and  as 


1 8  CONSTITUTION. 

specified  by  this  Constitution,  and  the  By-Laws  of 
the  Lodge. 

SEC.  io.  The  Noble  Grand,  or  officer  acting  as 
such,  shall  appoint  the  majority,  and  the  Vice- 
Grand,  or  officer  acting  as  such,  the  minority  of 
all  committees  on  candidates  or  charges. 

SEC.  ii.  The  Lodge,  at  any  regular  meeting 
within  two  months  previous  to  the  second  Tuesday 
in  May,  of  each  year,  shall  elect  one  representa- 
tive to  the  Grand  Lodge  for  its  members  of  fifty  or 
under  ;  also  one  representative  of  every  fifty  mem- 
bers over  and  above  said  first  number  of  fifty,  and 
one  for  every  fraction  exceeding  thirty  members  in 
good  standing  as  shown  by  its  report  on  the  31st 
day  of  December  of  the  previous  year  ;  the  date  of 
such  election  having  been  fixed  by  a  vote  of  the 
Lodge  at  least  one  week  prior  thereto. 

SEC.  12.  No  member  holding  an  office  relating 
to  the  management  or  disbursement  of  Lodge  funds 
shall  be  eligible  to  any  other  office  of  similar  char- 
acter in  the  same  Lodge  during  the  term  of  office 
to  which  he  was  first  elected. 

SEC.  13.  At  all  elections  provided  for  by  Sec- 
tions 6  and  8  of  this  Article,  if  there  be  but  one 
candidate  for  an  office,  such  candidate  may  be 
elected  by  acclamation. 

SEC.  14.  No  member  who  is  more  than  thirteen 
weeks  in  arrears  for  weekly  or  funeral  dues,  shall 
be  entitled  to  the  term  pass-word  or  to  vote  in  the 
Lodge. 


CONSTITUTION.  1 9 

Sec.  15.  No  member  shall  be  eligible  for  elec- 
tion as  Treasurer  or  Trustee  of  a  Lodge  who  is 
indebted  to  the  Lodge  for  any  borrowed  money,  or 
held  as  security  to  the  Lodge  for  any  indebtedness 
due  the  Lodge  ;  nor  shall  a  Treasurer  or  Trustee 
be  permitted  to  borrow  or  use  any  funds  of  the 
Lodge,  or  become  surety  for  the  same. 

ARTICLE  VII. 

DUTIES   OF  OFFICERS. 

Section  i.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Noble 
Grand  to  preside  at  all  sessions  of  the  Lodge,  and 
enforce  a  due  observance  of  the  Constitution  and 
By-Laws ;  to  see  that  all  officers,  members  and 
committees  of  the  Lodge  perform  their  respective 
duties,  as  enjoined  by  the  several  charges  and 
laws  ;  to  appoint  all  officers  and  committees  not 
otherwise  provided  for  ;  he  shall  not  be  entitled  to 
vote,  except  at  the  election  of  officers  and  when 
balloting  for  candidates  ;  when  the  members  are 
equally  divided  on  other  questions,  he  shall  give 
the  casting  vote,  excepting  in  cases  of  appeal  from 
his  decision  ;  he  shall  inspect  and  announce  the 
result  of  all  ballotings,  or  other  votes  by  the 
Lodge  ;  sign  all  orders  drawn  by  the  Recording 
Secretary  on  the  Treasury  for  moneys  legally 
voted,  and,  previous  to  closing,  require  the  Per- 
manent Secretary  to  read  the  receipts  of  the  even- 
ing, and  ask  the  Treasurer  if  he  has  received  the 


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same.  He  shall,  also,  oil  the  evening  of  installa- 
tion, appoint  a  Finance  Committee  to  serve  for 
the  term,  consisting  of  three  members  not  having 
charge  of  the  Lodge  funds. 

SEC.  2.  The  Vice  Grand  shall  assist  the  Noble 
Grand  in  the  performance  of  his  duties  ;  under  his 
direction  have  charge  of  the  door  ;  preside  over  the 
Lodge  in  the  absence  of  the  Noble  Grand  ;  shall 
examine  and  ascertain  the  condition  of  the  ballot 
when  balloting  for  candidates  for  membership,  and 
perform  all  other  duties  required  by  the  charges 
and  usages  of  the  Order. 

SEC.  3.  The  Recording  Secretary  shall  keep  ac- 
curate minutes  of  Lodge  proceedings  ;  endorse  and 
file  all  papers  and  documents  pertaining  to  Lodge 
transactions  ;  issue,  sign  and  attest,  when  required 
by  the  Lodge  or  the  laws  and  usages  of  the  Order, 
all  cards,  certificates,  drafts  and  other  official  docu- 
ments, and  affix  thereto  the  Lodge  seal,  which 
shall  be  in  his  charge  and  keeping  ;  number  serially 
and  file  all  communications  from  the  Grand  Master 
or  Grand  Secretary,  and  enter  an  abstract  thereof, 
and  the  number,  on  the  minutes  ;  make  out  (with 
the  assistance  of  the  Permanent  Secretary,  if  any) 
the  term  and  relief  reports  ;  give  without  vote,  to 
any  qualified  brother,  a  certificate  of  his  standing 
in  the  Lodge  to  enable  him  to  join  an  Encamp- 
ment, or  a  Rebekah  Degree  Lodge  ;  give  the  notice 
required  by  Section  8  of  Article  VIII,  of  this  Con- 


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stitution  ;  endorse  on  propositions  for  membership 
the  names  of  the  Committee  of  Investigation,  and 
notify  them  of  their  appointment  ;  notify  persons 
elected  to  membership  when  to  appear  for  initia- 
tion or  admission  ;  keep  a  roll  of  the  members, 
with  a  record  of  the  degrees  and  rank  they  have 
attained,  and  perform  such  other  duties  as  are  or 
may  be  required  by  the  laws,  charges  and  usages 
of  the  Order.  He  may  receive  such  compensation 
for  his  services  as  the  Lodge  may  determine. 

Sec.  4.  The  Permanent  Secretary  (or  Secretary, 
should  there  be  no  Permanent  Secretary)  shall 
keep  just  and  true  accounts  between  the  Lodge  and 
its  members,  or  others,  in  a  regular  set  of  books, 
including  ledger,  journal,  receipt  and  cash  books, 
and  such  others  as  may  be  required  by  the  Lodge 
and  the  laws  and  usages  of  the  Order.  He  shall 
also  keep  a  book  in  which  the  residence  of  each 
member  is  recorded,  and  in  which  he  shall  note 
any  change  of  the  same.  He  shall  receive  and  re- 
ceipt for  all  money  due  the  Lodge,  and  pay  the 
same  to  the  Treasurer  at  each  Lodge  meeting.  He 
shall  give  the  notices  required  by  Section  1  of  Ar- 
ticle VIII  of  this  Constitution,  and  shall  keep  a 
copy  of  the  same,  or  the  substance  thereof,  with 
the  date,  on  a  stub  to  be  retained  by  him  in  a  book 
prepared  for  that  purpose  ;  endorse  cards  of  visi- 
tors ;  during  the  months  of  June  and  December  of 
each  year,  and  previous  to  the  last  meeting  in  said 


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months,  notify  each  member  who  is  in  any  way  in- 
debted to  the  Lodge,  of  the  state  of  his  account ; 
assist  the  Recording  Secretary  in  making  his  term 
reports,  and  render  to  the  Lodge,  at  the  close  of 
each  term,  an  abstract  of  all  accounts  on  the  Lodge 
books,  together  with  the  receipts  and  expenditures 
of  the  term.  He  shall  also  furnish  at  each  election 
a  list  of  the  members  entitled  to  vote,  to  the  Noble 
Grand  ;  under  his  direction  call  the  same,  and  per- 
form such  other  duties  as  may  be  required  by  the 
Lodge,  and  the  laws  and  usages  of  the  Order.  The 
Permanent  Secretary  may  receive  such  compensa- 
tion for  his  services  as  the  Lodge  may  determine. 

SEC.  5.  The  Treasurer,  prior  to  installation, 
shall  give  a  joint  and  several  bond,  payable  to  the 
Trustees,  in  trust  for  the  Lodge,  in  the  sum  of  not 
less  than  one  thousand  dollars,  with  two  or  more 
sureties,  for  the  faithful  performance  of  his  duty  ; 
receive  from  the  Permanent  Secretary,  each  Lodge 
night,  the  money  in  his  hands  ;  pay  all  orders 
drawn  on  him  by  the  Noble  Grand  by  authority  of 
the  Lodge,  and  attested  by  the  Recording  Secre- 
tary under  the  seal  thereof;  give  when  requested 
by  the  Noble  Grand  a  statement,  in  writing,  of 
money  on  hand  ;  report  at  the  first  meeting  of  each 
month,  the  receipts  and  expenditures  of  the  pre- 
ceding month,  with  balance  on  hand  ;  at  the  last 
meeting  of  each  term  report  the  term  receipts  and 
expenditures,  and  exhibit  vouchers  ;  and  have  his 


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books  written  up  for  examination  by  the  Finance 
Committee  within  twenty-four  hours  thereafter. 

SEC;  6.  The  Trustees  (if  there  be  any)  shall 
give  a  joint  and  several  bond  in  such  sum  as  may 
be  required,  for  the  faithful  performance  of  their 
duties,  to  be  approved  by  the  Lodge,  and  made 
payable  to  the  Noble  Grand  and  Vice  Grand,  with 
two  good  and  sufficient  sureties  for  each  Trustee  > 
provided,  that  each  Trusteee  may  execute  a  sepa 
rate  bond  with  two  sureties  as  aforesaid,  if  he  so 
elect.  The  Board  of  Trustees  shall  hold  in  trust 
all  stocks,  sureties,  investments,  property  and 
funds  belonging  to  this  Lodge,  and  transfer,  ex- 
change or  deposit  the  same,  or  any  part  thereof, 
when  required  by  the  Lodge  so  to  dp ;  and  shall 
also  keep  the  funds  invested  for  the  best  interests 
of  the  Lodge,  in  such  stocks,  bonds  or  other  secur- 
ities, as  shall  be  approved  of  by  a  two-thirds  vote 
of  the  members  present  at  a  regular  meeting,  or 
deposit  the  same  in  some  savings  bank.  It  shall 
be  their  duty  to  have  the  general  supervision  of 
the  widows  and  orphans  of  deceased  members  of 
the  Lodge,  and  render  them  such  assistance  as  the 
Lodge  may  direct,  or  the  rules  and  usages  of  the 
Order  may  require.  On  the  expiration  of  their 
term  of  office,  or  removal  therefrom,  they  shall  de- 
liver to  their  successors  in  office,  or  such  persons  as 
shall  be  appointed,  all  the  books,  papers,  bonds  or 
other  property  they  may  have  in  their  hands  be- 


24  CONSTITUTION. 

longing  to  the  Lodge.  They  shall  keep  a  full  and 
correct  account  of  all  money  received,  expended  or 
invested,  and  at  the  close  of  each  semi-annual  term, 
make  a  full  report  in  writing  of  all  business  trans- 
acted by  them  during  the  term,  together  with  a 
particular  statement  of  the  funds  and  investments 
belonging  to  the  Lodge. 

SEC.  7.  The  Warden  shall  canvass  all  votes, 
when  directed  by  the  Noble  Grand,  and  perform 
the  other  duties  of  his  office. 

Sec.  8.  The  Outside  Guardian,  in  addition  to 
the  duties  of  his  office,  shall,  under  the  Warden, 
take  care  of  the  regalia  and  Lodge  room,  and  may 
receive  such  compensation  for  his  services  as  the 
Lodge  may  determine. 

SEC.  9.  The  Noble  Grand  may  appoint  a  Chap- 
lain, who  shall  open  and  close  regular  meetings 
with  prayer  and  perform  such  other  appropriate 
duties  as  the  Lodge  may  direct. 

Sec.  10.  The  Acting  Past  Grand  shall  attend  all 
regular  meetings,  deliver  the  charge  of  his  office, 
and  act  as  Outside  Conductor  when  required  by 
the  Noble  Grand. 

SEC.  11.  All  other  officers  shall  perform  such 
duties  as  are  prescribed  for  them  by  the  regula- 
tions of  the  Order,  this  Constitution  or  the  By- 
Laws  of  this  Lodge. 

SEC.  12.  Any  Lodge  may  provide  in  its  By- 
Laws  for  the  acceptance   of  the   guarantee  of  an 


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incorporated  security  company  in  place  of  the 
bonds  provided  for  in  this  Article,  for  the  faithful 
performance  of  their  respective  duties  by  the  finan- 
cial officers  of  the  Lodge. 

ARTICLE  VIII. 

PENALTIES   AND    TRIADS. 

Section  i. — Clause  1,  Any  member  neglecting 
or  refusing  to  make  payment  of  his  dues  or  de- 
mands against  him  to  the  Lodge,  according  to  its 
By-Laws,  for  the  space  of  eleven  months,  shall  be 
notified  by  the  Lodge,  which  notice  shall  be  sent 
to  his  last  given  address,  of  the  state  of  his  ac- 
count ;  if  his  account  still  remains  unsettled,  the 
fact  of  his  dues  and  demands  against  him  being  so 
in  arrears  and  unpaid  shall  be  announced  in  open 
Lodge  at  the  last  two  regular  meetings  previous  to 
the  time  he  would  be  twelve  months  in  arrears, 
and  if  his  account  still  remains  unsettled,  he  shall, 
when  he  is  twelve  months  in  arrears,  be  suspended 
from  membership  and  so  declared  by  the  Noble 
Grand,  unless  otherwise  determined  by  vote  of  the 
Lodge ;  provided,  that  110  person  shall  be  sus- 
pended under  this  section  while  charges  are  pend- 
ing against  him,  and  provided  that  a  member  may, 
prior  to  suspension,  pay  a  sufficient  portion  of  the 
amount  due  to  avoid  suspension. 

Clause  2.  Any  member  suspended  from  mem- 
bership for  non-payment  of  dues  may  be  reinstated 


26  CONSTITUTION. 


in  the  Lodge  from  which  he  was  suspended  within 
one  year  thereafter,  by  paying  the  amount  of  one 
year's  dues  and  by  receiving  a  vote  of  two-thirds 
of  the  members  present — a  motion  to  that  effect 
having  been  laid  over  one  week  ;  but  after  one 
year,  he  may  be  reinstated  upon  the  payment  of 
the  fee  charged  for  an  initiate  of  the  same  age 
as  provided  by  the  By-Laws,  or  such  lesser  sum  as 
may  be  fixed  by  the  By-Laws  of  the  Lodge  to 
which  such  application  is  made  ;  provided,  such 
sum  be  not  less  than  the  amount  of  one  year's  dues 
of  said  Lodge  ;  and  he  shall  petition  the  Lodge,  in 
writing,  to  be  reinstated,  which  shall  be  disposed 
of,  in  all  respects,  as  provided  for  in  Article  III, 
Section  i,  for  petitions  for  membership  by  initia- 
tion. 

Clause  3.  A  member  suspended  from  member- 
ship for  non-payment  of  dues,  and  who  makes  ap- 
plication for  reinstatement  and  for  a  withdrawal 
card  for  the  purpose  of  uniting  with  another  Lodge 
in  this  jurisdiction,  may  be  reinstated  and  granted 
a  final  card  at  any  time  within  five  years  from  the 
date  of  suspension,  upon  the  payment  of  one  year's 
dues  and  the  usual  price  of  a  card. 

Clause  4.  A  member,  after  being  suspended  in 
this  jurisdiction  for  r on-pay ment  of  dues  for  the 
space  of  five  years,  wishing  to  join  a  Lodge  in  this 
jurisdiction,  shall  be  entitled  to  receive,  and  the 
Lodge  shall  grant  him,  upon  proper  application,  a 
dismissal  certificate,  upon  the  receipt  of  one  dollar. 


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Clause  5.  A  member  suspended  from  member- 
ship in  this  jurisdiction  for  non-payment  of  dues, 
wishing  to  regain  membership  in  another  jurisdic- 
tion, shall,  upon  proper  application,  be  entitled  to 
receive  from  the  Lodge  from  which  he  was  so  sus- 
pended a  dismissal  certificate,  upon  the  payment 
to  said  Lodge  of  one  dollar. 

Clause  6.  In  all  cases,  when  a  member  has  been 
suspended  for  non-payment  of  dues,  and  his  Lodge 
has  refused  to  reinstate  him,  he  shall,  upon  proper 
application,  be  entitled  to  receive,  and  the  Lodge 
shall  grant  a  dismissal  certificate,  upon  the  receipt 
therefor  of  one  dollar. 

Clause  7.  Dismissal  certificates  may  be  received 
from  the  holders  thereof,  on  application  for  mem- 
bership in  Subordinate  Lodges,  in  the  same  man- 
ner and  with  the  same  effect  as  withdrawal  cards  ; 
and  applications  made  on  such  certificates  shall  be 
received  and  acted  on  in  like  manner  as  upon  with- 
drawal cards.  But  the  holders  of  such  certificates 
shall  in  no  case  be  allowed  to  visit  thereor.. 

Clause  8.  The  certificates  named  in  this  section 
shall  be  only  those  provided  by  the  Grand  Secre- 
tary of  the  Severeign  Grand  Lodge. 

Sec.  2.  Any  member  who  shall  violate  any  of 
the  principles  of  the  Order,  or  offend  against  the 
Constitution,  By-Laws  or  Rules  of  Order  of  this 
Lodge,  or  the  penal  laws  of  the  land,  shall  be  fined, 
reprimanded,  suspended  or  expelled,  as  the  By- 
Laws  may  direct  or  the  Lodge  determine. 


28  CONSTITUTION. 

vSEC.  3.  Every  member  shall  be  entitled  to  a 
fair  trial  for  any  offense  involving  reprimand,  sus- 
pension or  expulsion.  No  member  shall  be  put 
upon  trial  unless  charges  duly  specifying  the  of- 
fense, so  as  fully  to  apprise  him  of  the  nature  there- 
of, and  to  enable  him  to  prepare  for  his  defense, 
shall  be  submitted  to  the  Lodge,  in  writing,  and 
signed  by  a  member  of  a  Lodge  within  this  juris- 
diction, and  a  copy  thereof,  under  seal  of  the 
Lodge,  be  served  upon  him. 

SEC  4.  Such  charges  shall  be  referred  to  a  com- 
mittee of  five  members,  who  shall,  without  unnec- 
essary delay,  summon  the  parties  and  try  the  case. 
They  shall  keep  full  minutes  of  the  evidence  and 
of  their  proceedings,  and  report  the  same  to  the 
Lodge,  with  their  verdict.  If  a  witness  be  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Order,  he  shall  give  his  evidence  on  the 
honor  of  an  Odd  Fellow  ;  if  he  be  not  a  member, 
then  on  oath  or  affirmation,  and  the  proceedings 
must  state  that  such  obligation  or  oath  was  admin- 
istered. No  testimony  shall  be  taken  without 
notice  or  opportunity  for  cross  examination  by  the 
opposing  party.  Upon  the  report  being  made, 
notice  thereof  shall  forthwith  be  given,  by  the 
Secretary,  to  the  party  against  whom  the  verdict 
is  rendered,  and  he  shall  have  two  weeks  in  which 
to  file  his  exceptions.  If  no  exceptions  are  filed 
within  two  weeks,  the  Lodge  shall  proceed  to  pro- 
nounce judgment  upon  the  verdict,  and  affix  the 


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penalty.  An  appeal  from  the  judgment  of  the 
Lodge  may  be  taken  at  any  time  within  two  weeks 
thereafter,  to  the  Grand  Lodge  ;  and  if  no  such 
appeal  is  taken,  the  judgment  of  the  Lodge  shall 
be  final.  When  a  bill  of  exceptions  to  the  report 
of  the  committee  is  filed,  as  above  provided,  the 
Lodge  may  determine  upon  its  merits,  and  either 
sustain  the  report  of  the  committee,  or  refer  the 
same  back  to  the  same  or  another  committee,  or 
grant  a  new  trial.  If  the  Lodge  deems  the  excep- 
tions not  wTell  taken,  it  shall  proceed  to  pronounce 
its  judgment  and  affix  the  penalty. 

Sec.  5.  If  the  accused  refuse  or  neglect  to  stand 
trial  when  duly  summoned,  the  committee  shall  re- 
port him  guilty  of  contempt  of  the  Lodge,  which 
report  shall  be  conclusive,  and  the  punishment 
shall  be  expulsion. 

Sec.  6.  If  a  specific  penalty  for  an  offense  be 
provided  in  the  Constitution  or  By-Laws,  the  Noble 
Grand  shall  enforce  it.  If  none  be  so  provided,  the 
Lodge  shall  decide  by  paper  ballot  whether  the 
penalty  shall  be  expulsion,  suspension  or  repri- 
mand and  fine.  During  the  ballot,  the  accused 
brother  shall  withdraw  from  the  Lodge  room.  If 
upon  the  first  ballot  it  shall  appear  that  two-thirds 
of  the  ballots  are  cast  for  expulsion,  such  shall  be 
the  penalty.  If  two-thirds  of  the  ballots  are  not 
cast  for  expulsion,  then  the  Lodge  shall  proceed  to 
ballot  for  suspension  ;  and  if  two-thirds  of  the  bal- 


30  CONSTITUTION. 

lots  are  cast  for  suspension,  suspension  shall  be  the 
penalty,  and  the  Lodge  shall  proceed  to  fix  the 
duration  of  such  suspension,  which  shall  not  exceed 
two  years.  If  neither  expulsion  or  suspension  is 
determined  as  the  penalty,  as  above  provided,  then 
the  penalty  shall  either  be  reprimand,  fine,  or 
both  ;  if  fine  is  determined  upon,  then  the  Lodge 
shall  fix  the  amount,  not  exceeding  ten  dollars  ;  if 
reprimand  is  decided  upon,  then  the  accused  shall 
be  reprimanded  in  open  Lodge  by  the  acting  Noble 
Grand.  No  ballot  held  under  this  section  shall  be 
reconsidered.  All  fines  imposed  under  this  section 
shall  be  charged  to  his  account,  and  considered  in 
determining  his  standing  in  the  Lodge,  as  dues,  and 
when  the  fine  thus  imposed,  added  to  his  dues, 
brings  him  under  the  penalty  of  Section  i  of  this 
Article,  he  shall  be  notified,  and  allowed  the  usual 
time  to  make  payment ;  and  if  he  ceases  to  be  a 
member,  he  shall,  prior  to  reinstatement,  pay  the 
whole  amount  of  such  fines  and  dues. 

SEC.  7.  When  a  member  shall  be  subject  to  the 
penalty  of  reprimand,  he  shall  be  summoned  to  at- 
tend at  some  regular  meeting,  to  be  fixed  by  the 
Noble  Grand,  to  be  reprimanded  from  the  chair  of 
the  Noble  Grand  ;  and  until  he  so  attend  and  be 
reprimanded  he  shall  be  suspended  from  all  bene- 
fits and  privileges  of  membership. 

SEC.  8.  Notice  of  all  suspensions,  expulsions, 
rejections  and  reinstatements,  and  of  brothers  who 


L 


CONSTITUTION.  3 1 

have  been  suspended  in  accordance  with  Section  1 
of  this  Article,  shall  forthwith  be  forwarded  to 
every  Lodge  in  the  county ;  to  the  Subordinate 
Encampment  and  Rebekah  Degree  Lodge  of  which 
the  brother  is  a  member,  and  to  the  Grand  Secre- 
tary. 

Sec.  9.  An  expelled  member  can  be  reinstated 
only  after  a  proposition,  reference  and  election  by 
ballot,  as  in  the  case  of  a  newly  proposed  member, 
permission  having  first  been  obtained  from  the 
Grand  Master  A  brother  suspended  for  any  cause 
may  be  reinstated  on  the  removal  of  the  cause  or 
the  expiration  of  the  term  for  which  he  was  sus- 
pended, without  action  of  the  Lodge,  and  the 
Noble  Grand  shall  declare  in  open  Lodge  his  being 
reinstated. 

SEC.  ic.  Any  member  intending  to  appeal  from 
the  action  of  the  Lodge,  either  on  a  decisic  n  of  law, 
or  where  charges  have  been  preferred,  shall  file  with 
the  Secretary  a  notice  of  his  appeal  and  the  grounds 
thereof;  upon  which  the  Secretary  shall  forthwith 
send  a  certified  copy  of  the  same,  together  with  a 
certified  copy  of  all  charges,  reports,  evidence  and 
proceedings  of  the  Lodge  relating  to  the  case,  to 
the  Grand  Secretary,  to  be  presented  to  the  Com- 
mittee on  Appeals  of  the  Grand  Lodge.  In  cases 
involving  the  good  standing  of  the  member  with 
his  Lodge,  if  such  member  shall  die  before  the 
time  for  filing  his  notice  of  appeal  has  expired,  any 


32  CONSTITUTION. 

person  pecuniarily  interested  in  the  result  of  the 
case  as  beneficiary,  heir  or  legal  representative  of 
such  deceased  member,  may  be  substituted  in 
place  of  such  deceased  member  and  thereafter  pros- 
ecute said  case  to  final  determination. 

SEC.  ii.  An  appeal  by  any  member  from  the 
action  of  the  Lodge  authorizing  the  payment  of 
money  from  the  funds  thereof,  shall  stop  the  pay- 
ment of  such  money  by  the  Lodge  until  the  ap- 
peal has  been  heard  and  decided  by  the  proper  au- 
thority. A  notice  of  appeal  by  a  member,  duly 
filed  with  the  Secretary,  in  writing,  shall  also  stop 
the  payment  of  money  as  aforesaid,  for  the  period 
of  two  weeks,  after  which  time,  if  no  appeal  be 
perfected  by  any  member,  the  money  shall  be 
paid. 

ARTICLE  IX. 

FUNDS   AND   PROPERTY. 

Section  i.  The  funds  and  property  of  this 
Lodge  shall  be  held  exclusively  as  a  Trust  Fund  to 
be  devoted  to  no  other  purpose  than  the  charitable 
uses  of  the  I.  O.  O.  F.,  and  expenditures  legiti- 
mately made  for  Lodge  purposes,  and  the  advance- 
ment of  the  interests  of  the  Lodge  or  Order.  The 
funds  may  be  invested  from  time  to  time  as  the 
Lodge  shall  direct,  but  no  part  thereof  or  of  the 
Lodge  property,  or  of  the  proceeds  of  any  sales  of 
such  property,   shall  ever  be  divided   among  the 


CONSTITUTION.  33 

members  ;  and  in  case  of  a  surrender  or  forfeiture 
of  the  Lodge  charter,  all  the  funds  and  property  of 
the  Lodge,  of  whatsoever  kind,  shall  be  imme- 
diately surrendered  and  delivered  up  to  the  Grand 
Lodge  of  this  jurisdiction,  or  to  its  officers  or 
agents  properly  authorized  to  receive  them. 

ARTICLE  X. 
OFFENSES. 

Section  i.  No  member  of  this  Lodge  shall  be 
concerned  in  organizing  or  visiting  any  illegal, 
spurious,  expelled,  extinct  or  suspended  Lodge  of 
Odd  Fellows.  No  member  shall  receive  or  put  any 
motion  from  the  chair  of  the  Noble  Grand,  unless 
he  be  a  present  or  past  Noble  Grand  or  Vice  Grand, 
except  that  the  Right  Supporter  to  the  Noble 
Grand,  when  occupying  the  chair  of  the  Noble 
Grand  temporarily,  may  entertain  a  motion,  put 
the  question  and  declare  the  result. 

SEC.  2.  This  Lodge  shall  not  have  a  public  pro- 
cession unless  to  attend  the  funeral  of  a  member, 
nor  have  any  public  celebration  of  any  kind,  nor 
get  up  any  ball  or  public  amusement  in  the  name 
of  the  Order,  nor  admit  to  membership  any  mem- 
ber of  an  expelled  or  extinct  Lodge,  nor  reninstate 
an  expelled  or  suspended  member  of  this  Lodge, 
without  permission  of  the  Grand  Master,  provided, 
that  District  Deputy  Grand  Masters  are  authorized 
to  grant  dispensations  to  hold  public  processions, 


34  CONSTITUTION. 

balls  or  amusements  of  a  similar  character,  in  the 
name  of  the  Order  and  where  the  regalia  of  the 
Order  may  be  worn,  in  accordance  with  Article  IV, 
Section  7,  of  the  Constitution  of  the  Grand  Lodge. 
SEC.  3.  No  member  of  this  Lodge  shall  exhibit 
or  in  any  way  use,  for  business  purposes,  or  upon 
his  business  card  or  sign,  any  emblem  of  the  Order, 
nor  any  name  by  which  this  Order  or  any  of  its 
branches  are  known  ;  and  no  member  of  this  Lodge 
shall  become  or  continue  a  member  or  officer  of 
any  association  or  corporation  using  such  emblem 
or  name  for  business  purposes.  Any  member  vio- 
lating any  of  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall, 
upon  conviction  thereof,  be  suspended  for  not  less 
than  one  year,  or  expelled,  as  the  Lodge  may  de- 
termine. The  provisions  of  this  section  shall  not 
apply  to  Odd  Fellows'  Library,  Hall,  Cemetery  or 
Mutual  Aid  Associations,  nor  to  corporations  or 
associations  now  existing  which  are  bona  fide  in 
process  of  dissolution,  and  which  shall  in  good 
faith  prosecute  such  dissolution  to  completion 
within  a  reasonable  time. 

ARTICLE  XI. 

TERMS   AND   RETURNS. 

Section  i.  All  terms  shall  commence  on  the 
first  day  of  January  and  July  in  each  year,  and  end 
on  the  day  on  which  the  succeeding  one  com- 
mences. 


CONSTITUTION.  35 

Sec.  2.  The  officers  for  the  term  about  expiring 
shall  prepare  and  deliver  to  the  officers  who  shall 
install  their  successors,  the  result  of  the  elections, 
and  a  report  of  the  work  of  the  term,  including  the 
names  of  those  admitted,  whether  by  Initiation,  by 
Card,  as  an  Ancient  Odd  Fellow  or  by  Dismissal 
Certificate,  together  with  their  age,  nativity,  occu- 
pation and  rank  ;  also,  those  suspended  and  ex- 
pelled, and  the  cause  thereof,  those  reinstated  and 
deceased,  the  number  of  degrees  conferred,  the 
whole  number  in  membership,  and  amount  of  re- 
ceipts, accompanied  by  whatever  amount  may  be 
due  to  the  Grand  Lodge. 

Sec.  3.  In  addition  to  the  above,  the  officers 
for  the  term  expiring  on  the  first  meeting  in  Janu- 
ary, shall  annually  make  to  the  Grand  Lodge  a  full 
return  of  the  members  of  the  Lodge,  ranked  ac- 
cording to  the  degrees  attained,  and  a  statement  of 
the  number  of  members  relieved  in  the  past  year ; 
the  number  of  widowed  families  relieved ;  the 
number  of  members  buried  ;  the  number  of  sisters 
buried ;  the  amount  of  money  applied  for  each  of 
these  purposes  ;  the  amount  paid  for  the  education 
of  orphans  ;  the  amount  of  money  in  the  Treasury, 
the  amount  of  Widows'  and  Orphans'  Fund,  the 
amount  and  nature  of  investments,  the  amount 
paid  for  charity,  and  the  amount  paid  for  current 
expenses. 

Sec.  4.  Should  this  Lodge  fail  to  make  any  of 
its  returns,  as  required  by  the  two  preceding  sec- 


36  CONSTITUTION. 

tions,  for  one  year,  it  shall  thereby  forfeit  its  char- 
ter and  become  extinct ;  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of 
the  Grand  Master  or  District  Deputy  Grand  Mas- 
ter to  withhold  the  Annual  Traveling  Password  and 
Semi-annual  Password  until  such  returns  are  made 
and  the  amount  due  the  Grand  Lodge  paid.  And 
it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  last  installed  officers  to 
transmit  or  surrender  to  the  Grand  Master  or  his 
Deputy,  the  Charter,  books,  papers,  furniture  and 
funds  of  the  Lodge, 

ARTICLE  XII. 

CARDS. 

Section  i.  Withdrawal  Cards  may  be  granted 
to  members  who  are  clear  of  the  books,  according 
to  law,  by  a  majority  vote,  by  ballot,  of  the  mem- 
bers present  when  application  is  made.  Should 
the  Lodge  refuse  to  grant  the  card,  the  applicant, 
on  tendering  a  written  resignation  of  member- 
ship, and  paying  all  dues,  shall  be  entitled  to  re- 
ceive from  the  Secretary  a  certificate,  under  seal  of 
the  Lodge,  to  that  effect  ;  and  such  certificate  shall 
be  sufficient  evidence  of  good  standing  at  the  time 
of  such  resignation. 

Sec.  2.  Visiting  Cards  may  be  granted  upon 
application  in  open  Lodge,  or  they  may  be  issued 
by  the  Noble  Grand  and  Recording  Secretary  to 
members  in  good  standing  upon  application  in 
writing,  but  in  either  case  the  dues  of  the  appli- 
cant must  be  paid  up  to  the  end  of  the  time  for 


CONSTITUTION.  37 

which  the  card  is  granted,  which  time  shall  not 
exceed  one  year  from  the  date  of  the  card. 

ARTICLE  XIII. 
INTERPRETATION — AMENDMENT. 

Section  i.  When  any  doubt  arises  as  to  the 
true  meaning  of  any  part  of  these  Articles,  it  shall 
be  determined  by  the  Grand  Lodge. 

SEC  2.  These  Articles,  or  any  part  thereof, 
shall  not  be  altered,  amended  or  annulled,  except 
on  motion  made  in  the  Grand  Lodge,  at  a  regular 
session. 

ARTICLE  XIV. 

BY-I.AWS. 

Section  i.  This  Lodge  may  make,  alter  or  re- 
scind such  By-Laws,  Rules  and  Resolutions,  from 
time  to  time,  as  may  be  deemed  expedient,  pro- 
vided, that  they  do  not  in  any  wise  contravene  this 
Constitution  or  the  Constitution,  By-Laws  or  Reg- 
ulations of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  State  of  Cali- 
fornia, or  of  the  Sovereign  Grand  Lodge,  I.  O.  O.  F. 

SEC.  2.  The  By-Laws  of  this  Lodge  shall  be  in 
force  from  the  time  the  Lodge  shall  have  received 
notice  of  their  approval  by  the  Committee  on  Laws 
of  Subordinates,  subject  to  the  approval  of  the 
Grand  Lodge  ;  and  the  manuscript  copy  of  such 
By-Laws  shall  immediately  after  their  adoption  by 
the  Lodge,  and  before  being  printed,  be  transmit- 
ted to  the  Grand  Secretary,  to  be  submitted  to  the 
Committee  on  Laws  of  Subordinates  for  their  ap- 
proval. 

W.  B.  LYON,  Grand  Secretary. 


BY-LAWS 

OF 

Petaluma  Lodge,  No.  30, 

I.  O.  O.  F. 

ARTICLE  I. 

MEETINGS. 

Section  i  .  The  regular  meetings  of  this  Lodge 
shall  be  held  on  Tuesday  evening  of  each  week. 
The  hour  of  meeting  shall  be  at  eight  o'clock  dur- 
ing the  months  of  June,  July  and  August ;  at  seven 
o'clock  during  the  months  of  December,  January 
and  February  ;  and  at  half-past  seven  o'clock  dur- 
ing the  remaining  months  of  the  year.  The  Lodge 
shall  be  opened  within  fifteen  minutes  after  the  ap- 
pointed time  ;  and  in  the  absence  of  the  Noble 
Grand  and  Vice  Grand,  a  Past  Grand  shall  take  the 
chair. 

SEC.  2.  Special  meetings  may  be  called  by  the 
Noble  Grand,  at  discretion,  or  on  the  written  re- 
quest of  five  members,  or  by  vote  of  the  Lodge  ; 
and  the  Recording  Secretary  shall  put  notice  thereof 
in  a  newspaper  of  this  city,  or  on  the  bulletin 
board.  No  business  shall  be  done  except  that 
specified  in  the  call. 


BY-LAWS.  39 


Sec.  3.  At  all  meetings,  five  members,  includ- 
ing one  qualified  to  preside,  shall  be  a  quorum. 

Sec  4.  If,  fifteen  minutes  after  the  time  for 
opening,  no  member  qualified  to  take  the  chair  be 
present,  the  Recording  Secretary  shall  call  the 
brothers  to  order,  enter  in  his  minutes  the 
facts,  and  adjourn.  If  the  Secretary  be  absent,  the 
brothers  may  select  a  Chairman,  appoiyt  a  Secre- 
tary, who  shall  make  a  memorandum  of  the  facts, 
and  then  adjourn  ;  and  such  memorandum  shall  be 
entered  on  the  minutes  of  the  next  regular  meet- 
ing. 

ARTICLE  II. 

MEMBERSHIP  AND    DUES. 

Section  i.  Applications  for  membership  must 
be  accompanied  with  the  fee  fixed  by  the  By-Laws. 
No  candidate  shall  be  initiated  on  the  night  of  his 
election,  except  on  a  two-thirds  vote.  Every  per- 
son admitted  to  membership  shall  sign  the  Consti- 
tution and  By-Laws,  and  his  membership  dates 
from  that  time. 

Sec  2.  Persons  admitted  to  membership  shall 
pay  the  following  fees,  to  wit: 

By  Initiation  or  by  Dismissal  Certificate. 

If  25  years  old,  or  under Jio  00 

From  25  to  40,  each  additional  year 50 

From  40  to  5c,  each  additional  year.  1  00 

Over  50,  each  additional  year  3  oc 


40  BY-I,AWS. 


By  Deposit  of  Card  in  Date. 

If  25  years  old,  or  under $  5  co 

From  25  to  40,  each  additional  year. 50 

From  40  to  50,  each  additional  year. 1  co 

Over  50,  each  additional  year 3  00 

As  Ancient  Odd  Fellows. 

If  25  years  old,  or  under #10  °° 

From  25  to  40,  each  additional  year. 50 

From  40  to  50,  each  additional  year..... 1  00 

Over  50,  each  additional  year 3  co 

By  Reinstatement. 

If  reinstated  after  suspension  for  non-payment  of 
dues,  he  shall  pay  the  fee  fixed  by  Section  I, 
Article  VIII,  of  the  Constitution. 
If  reinstated  after  expulsion,  he  shall  pay  $25. 

SEC.  3.  Each  member  shall  pay,  as  dues,  the 
sum  of  one  dollar  per  month,  in  advance. 

SEC.  4  If  the  money  and  funds  of  the  Lodge  be 
exhausted,  the  Lodge  may  levy  an  equal  assess- 
ment on  each  member  for  the  relief  of  sick  or  dis- 
tressed members,  or  to  pay  necessary  Lodge  ex- 
penses. 

ARTICLE  III. 

FUNDS. 

Benefits,  relief  or  current  expenses  may  be  paid 
at  a  regular  meeting  by  vote  of  a  majority  of  the 
members  present  and  entitled  to  vote  ;  but  Lodge 


BY-LAWS.  41 


money,  funds  or  property  shall  not  be  disposed  of 
except  a  resolution  offered  at  a  regular  meeting, 
and  laid  over  at  least  one  week,  and  then  be 
adopted  by  a  two-thirds  vote  ;  provided,  that  no 
loan  of  the  Lodge  funds  shall  be  made  to  mem- 
bers. 

ARTICLE  IV. 

BENEFITS. 

Section  i.  Bach  member,  not  disqualified,  in 
case  of  sickness  or  accident  rendering  him  incapa- 
ble of  earning  a  living,  shall  be  paid  by  the  Lodge 
the  following  sums  per  week  during  such  sickness 
or  disability,  commencing  not  more  than  one  week 
prior  t<  >  being  reported  sick  to  the  Lodge,  provided 
he  was  able  to  have  such  report  made,  unless  he  be 
over  ten  miles  from  this  city  (but  a  fraction  of  a 
week  shall  not  be  counted):  Initiates,  $2.cc  ;  mem- 
bers of  the  First  Degree,  #4.00  ;  members  of  the 
Second  Degree,  $6.co;  members  of  the  Third  Degree, 

$8.00  ;  provided,  ill   I  1 fl  1    1  \V  i     1   ,     |    i  1  f 

14wM»*1    wit.li' i     liihiiL.i.   ,   unil    imuiniiUil    ''nrlili  mi 


that  when  any  member  has  received  from  this 
Lodge,  as  sick  benefits;  the  sum  of  $600,  then 
thereafter  he  shall  receive,  if  an  initiate,  $1.00; 
member  of  the  First  Degree,  $2.oc  ;  member  of  the 
Second  Degree,  $3.00  ;  member  of  the  Third  De- 
gree, $4.00  ;  provided,  such  sickness  or  disability 
be  not  caused  by  intemperance  or  immoral  conduct 


42  BY-LAWS. 


or  constitutional  disease  or  bodily  infirmity  exist- 
ing at  his  admission,  and  intentionally  concealed 
from  the  Lodge, 

SEC.  2.  A  brother  taken  sick  not  over  ten  miles 
from  this  city,  shall  cause  himself  to  be  so  re- 
ported to  the  Noble  Grand,  Vice  Grand  or  to  the 
Lodge. 

Sec.  3.  A  brother  taken  sick  over  ten  miles 
from  this  city,  claiming  benefits,  shall  send  to  the 
Noble  Grand  or  the  Lodge,  a  true  statement  of  his 
case,  attested  by  the  Noble  Grand  of  the  Lodge  of 
Odd  Fellows  nearest  to  him,  under  its  seal ;  or  if 
no  Lodge  be  within  five  miles  of  him,  the  same 
be  stated  by  the  certificate  of  a  respectable  physi- 
cian, a  magistrate,  a  master  of  a  vessel  or  an  Amer- 
ican Consul.  And  such  statement  shall  be  sent 
every  four  weeks,  if  the  sickness  continue. 

SEC.  4.  If,  from  the  nature  of  the  sickness  or 
disability,  or  for  any  reason  it  be  impossible,  or 
impracticable  for  the  brother  to  comply  with  Sec- 
tions 2  and  3,  next  preceding,  he  shall  neverthe- 
less, be  entitled  to  benefits.  Provided,  a  member 
though  sick  or  partially  disabled,  and  who  having 
such  work  to  do,  can  go  out  to  collect  debts, 
make  contracts,  settle  accounts,  or  superintend  his 
his  business,  shall  not  be  entitled  to  benefits  as  a 
legal  right,  but  may  be  granted  benefits  by  a  three- 
fourths  vote  of  the  the  members  present  and  enti- 
tled to  vote. 


BY  I.AWS.  43 


SEC.  5.  On  the  death  of  a  brother  fifty  dollars 
shall  be  paid  towards  his  funeral  expenses  ;  and  on 
the  death  of  the  wife  of  a  brother,  in  good standing ■, 
twenty-five  dollars  shall  be  paid.  If  no  funeral  ex- 
penses are  incurred  by  the  Order,  or  the  dependent 
relatives  by  the  death  of  a  brother  or  his  wife,  no 
appropriation  shall  be  made  from  the  funds  of  the 
Lodge. 

ARTICLE  V. 

FUNERALS. 

Section  i.  On  the  death  of  a  brother  within 
the  jurisdiction  of  this  Lodge,  the  Noble  Grand, 
aided  by  the  other  officers,  shall  prepare  for  the 
funeral  (unless  otherwise  requested  by  the  nearest 
relatives  of  deceased),  and  summon  members  to  at- 
tend by  notice  duly  given.  The  bulletin  board  at 
the  main  entrance  to  the  Lodge  room  shall  be 
placed  in  public  view,  or:  which  the  Secretary  shall 
give  notice  of  the  funeral  of  the  brother,  with  time 
and  place  thereof,  and  hoist  the  flag  on  the  hall  at 
half-mast,  immediately  after  the  Noble  Grand  has 
instructed  him  so  to  do,  which  shall  be  considered 
a  due  notice  to  members  of  the  Lodge. 

Sec.  2.  Members  shall  be  required  to  attend  all 
funerals  when  duly  notified  thereof. 

ARTICLE  VI. 

FINES   AND   PENALTIES. 

Section  i.  No  member  who  is  more  than  thir- 
teen weeks  in  arrears  for  dues,  assessments  or  fines 


44  BY-LAWS. 


shall  be  entitled  to  receive  benefits  in  case  of  sick- 
ness, nor  be  entitled  to  receive  benefits  by  reason 
of  any  payments  he  may  make  during  such  sick- 
ness or  disability. 

Sec.  2.  A  member  of  the  Visiting  Committee 
neglecting  his  duty,  shall  be  fined  not  less  than 
five  dollars,  or  suspended  or  expelled. 

Sec.  3.  A  member  of  ar.y  other  committee  ne- 
glecting his  duty,  shall  be  fined  two  dollars. 

Sec.  4.  Each  elective  officer  absent  when  the 
Lodge  is  opened,  shall  be  fined  one  dollar,  and 
each  appointed  officer  shall  be  fined  fifty  cents. 
The  fine  to  be  entered  at  the  first  meeting  when 
the  officer  is  present  and  not  excused. 

SEC.  5.  Such  absentees  shall  render  in  open 
Lodge  one  of  the  following  excuses,  to  wit :  ab- 
sence from  the  city,  sickness  of  self  or  family, 
attendance  on  the  sick  or  dead,  or  at  a  funeral,  or 
on  Lodge  or  public  duty. 

SEC.  6  An  officer  or  member  who  may  have 
been  fined,  may  appeal  to  the  Lodge  to  have  his 
fine  remitted,  and  if  the  appeal  be  sustained  by  a 
vote  of  two-thirds  of  all  the  members  present,  the 
fine  shall  be  remitted. 

ARTICLE  VII. 

DEGREES. 

No  degrees  shall  be  granted  to  a  member  in  ar- 
rears for  dues,  or  against  whom  there  are  fines  or 


BY-LAWS.  45 


assessments  unpaid,  or   charges  undecided.     Five 
dollars  shall  be  charged  for  each  degree. 

ARTICLE  VIII. 

CARDS   AND    DISMISSAL   CERTIFICATES. 

Section  i  .  Visiting  and  Withdrawal  Cards  may 
be  granted  to  members  clear  of  the  books,  as  per 
Article  XII  of  the  Constitution,  by  payment  of 
fifty  cents  for  the  former,  and  one  dollar  for  the 
latter. 

SEC.  2.  Dismissal  certificates  are  issued  by  the 
Noble  Grand  and  Recording  Secretary,  without 
vote,  after  application  in  open  Lodge  under 
clauses  4,  5,  6,  Section  1,  Article  VIII,  of  the  Con- 
stitution. 

ARTICLE  IX. 

BAELOTS   AND    ELECTIONS. 

Section  i.  When  ballots  are  taken,  the  ballot- 
box  shall  be  placed  on  a  pedestal,  in  front  and  in 
full  view  of  the  Noble  Grand.  Members  shall  ad- 
vance singly,  and  deposit  their  ballots,  which  shall 
be  inspected  by  the  Noble  Grand  and  Vice  Grand, 
and  the  result  declared  to  the  Lodge  by  the  N.  G. 

SEC.  2.  At  elections  for  officers,  the  Warden 
(with  two  tellers  appointed  by  the  Noble  Grand) 
shall  receive  the  votes  in  the  ballot-box,  and  can- 
vass them,  counting  blank  ballots,  or  ballots  for  a 
person  not  nominated,  as  votes,  and  declare  the  re- 


46  BY-LAWS. 


suit  to  the  Noble  Grand,  who  shall  announce  it  to 
the  Lodge.  A  majority  of  the  ballots  cast  shall  be 
necessary  to  elect.  If  on  the  second  ballot  there 
be  no  choice,  a  third  ballot  shall  be  taken  between 
the  two  brothers  having  the  most  votes  on  the  sec- 
ond ballot. 

ARTICLE  X. 

OFFICERS   AND  THEIR   DUTIES. 
VICE   GRAND. 

Sec.  i.  The  vice  Grand  shall,  under  the  direc- 
tion of  the  Noble  Grand,  have  special  charge  of  the 
door. 

TRUSTEES. 

Sec.  2.  Three  Trustees  shall  be  elected  by  bal- 
lot at  the  regular  election  in  December  of  each 
year. 

SEC  3.  They  shall  transact  all  their  business 
when  met  together  as  a  Board,  and  the  consent  of 
a  majority  shall  be  necessary  to  each  act.  They 
shall  keep  a  book  in  which  shall  be  entered  all 
their  transactions  as  Trustees,  so  that  every  kind 
of  Lodge  property  in  their  hands  shall  distinctly 
appear  therein,  and  perform  such  other  duties  as 
are  required  of  them  by  the  Constitution. 

ARTICLE  XI. 

FINANCE   COMMITTEE. 

Section  i.  The  Finance  Committee  shall  ex- 
amine all  claims  and  accounts  against  the  Lodge, 


BY-LAWS.  47 


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of  whatsoever  kind,  when  referred  to  them,  and 
report  thereon  in  writing,  over  their  own  signa- 
tures, as  soon  as  practicable.  They  shall  inspect  the 
books,  and  audit  the  accounts  of  the  Permanent 
Secretary,  Treasurer  and  Trustees  of  the  Lodgs, 
and  report  thereon  in  writing  at  the  first  regular 
meeting  in  each  term,  or  whenever  required  by  the 
Lodge. 

VISITING   COMMITTEE. 

Sec.  2.  The  Visiting  Committee  shall  consist  of 
the  Noble  Grand,  Vice  Grand,  Warden,  Conductor, 
Right  Supporter  to  Noble  Grand,  Left  Supporter 
to  Noble  Grand,  and  Right  Supporter  to  Vice 
Grand.  Each  member  thereof  shall  visit  each  sick 
brother  as  folio  ats:  Wednesday,  Left  Supporter  to 
Noble  Grand  ;  Thursday,  Right  Supporter  to  Vice 
Grand  ;  Friday,  Warden  ;  Saturday,  Vice  Grand  ; 
Sunday,  Conductor  ;  Monday,  Right  Supporter  to 
Noble  Grand  ;  Tuesday,  Noble  Grand.  The  Noble 
Grand  shall  visit  each  brother  reported  sick  with'n 
twenty-four  hours  thereafter,  if  within  the  city 
limits,  and  within  forty-eight  hours  if  outside  the 
city  limits,  and  not  over  ten  miles  distant  pro] 
vided,  that  in  the  latter  case  he  deem  such  visit 
necessary),  and  see  that  brothers  are  cared  for,  ac- 
cording to  law,  during  their  sickness.  If  it 
becomes  necessary,  he  may  employ  a  nurse  to 
attend  upon  a  sick  member,  at  the  expense  of  the 
Lodge,  and  report,  at  each  regular  meeting  of  the 


48  BY-LAWS. 


Lodge,  the  number  of  nurses  employed,  and  the 
amount  so  charged  against  the  Lodge. 

ARTICLE  XII. 

RESIDENCE  OE   MEMBERS. 

Section  i.  Each  member,  when  he  signs  the 
Constitution  and  By-Laws,  shall  give  his  exact  res- 
idence to  the  Permanent  Secretary,  who  shall  enter 
it  in  a  book  kept  for  that  purpose  ;  and  in  case  of 
removal,  he  shall  notify  the  Secretary  thereof 
within  thirty  days. 

Sec.  2.  A  notice  to  a  member  by  the  proper 
Secretary  shall  be  a  legal  notice,  if  sent  through 
the  Postoffice  of  this  city  addressed  to  him,  at  his 
residence,  as  per  such  book  ;  except  where  personal 
or  other  notice  is  herein  provided  for. 

ARTICLE  XIII. 

REPORTS   OE   COMMITTEES. 

Section  i.  Reports  of  committees  and  officers, 
except  Visiting  Committees,  shall  be  in  writing, 
and  signed  by  a  majority  thereof. 

ARTICLE  XIV. 

EXPLANATION   OF  WORDS. 

Section  i.  Whenever  the  word  "Member"  or 
"Members,"  "Brother"  or  "Brothers,"  is  used  in 
these  By-Laws,  it  means  Member  or  Brother  of 
this  Lodge. 


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Sec.  2.  The  phrase  *  'two-thirds  vote"  means 
two-thirds  of  those  present  and  entitled  to  vote. 

ARTICLE  XV. 

AMENDMENTS,    ETC. 

Section  t.  No  part  of  these  By-Laws  shall  be 
amended  or  repealed,  except  by  resolution  offered 
at  a  regular  meeting,  laid  over  at  least  one  week, 
and  adopted  by  a  two-thirds  vote. 

SEC.  2.  All  former  By-Laws  and  Rules  are 
hereby  repealed. 


L.  ELLSWORTH, 
E.  E.  DREES, 
W.  F.  FARRELL. 

Committee  on  By-Laivs. 


Approved  August  21,  189c. 

CHARLES  C.  TERRILL, 
GEORGE  T.  SHAW, 
A.  J.  CLEARY, 

Committee  on  Laivs  of  Subordinates. 


ORDER  OF   BUSINESS. 

T. 

Opening. 

2. 

Introduction  of  Visiting  Brothers. 

3- 

Calling  the  Roll  of  Officers. 

4- 

Reading  Minutes  of  last  Meeting. 

5- 

Report  of  Visiting  Committee.     Brothers  vSick 

to  be  reported. 

6. 

Ordering  Drafts  for  Benefits. 

7- 

Reports  of  Committees  of  Investigation. 

8. 

Candidates  Admitted. 

9- 

Propositions  for  Membership. 

10. 

Bills  Presented. 

11. 

Reports  of  Finance  Committee. 

12. 

Reports  of  Special  Committees. 

13- 

Unfinished  Business  on  the  Minutes. 

14. 

Absentees  of  Previous  Meetings  Called. 

15 

Communications  Read. 

16. 

Applications  for  Cards. 

17. 

Applications  for  and  Conferring  Degrees. 

18. 

Other  New  Business. 

19. 

Good  of  the  Order. 

20. 

Permanent  Secretary's  Report. 

21. 

Closing. 

RULES  OF  ORDER. 

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OPENING. 

RULE  I.  When  the  N.  G.  takes  the  chair,  the 
officers  and  brothers  shall  take  their  respective 
stations,  clothed  in  appropriate  regalia,  and  at  the 
sound  of  the  gavel  there  shall  be  general  silence, 
and  after  examining  the  brothers  in  the  Lodge,  if 
there  be  a  Chaplain,  then  join  with  him  in  prayer. 
The  Lodge  shall  then  open  in  due  form. 

APPEALS. 

Rule  2.  The  N.  G.  shall  preserve  order,  and  to 
that  end  may  impose  a  fine  of  not  less  than  $2  nor 
more  than  #ro,  subject  to  appeal  to  the  Lodge  ;  an- 
nounce the  decisions  of  the  Lodge  on  all  subjects. 
He  shall  decide  questions  of  order  without  debate 
(unless,  entertaining  doubts  on  the  point,  he  in- 
vite it),  subject  to  an  appeal  to  the  Lodge  by  any 
brother,  on  which  appeal  no  brother  shall  speak 
more  than  once,  when  the  question  before  the 
Lodge  shall  be:  "Shall  the  decision  of  the  Noble 
Grand  stand  as  the  judgment  of  the  Lodge  ?" 

MOTIONS. 

Rule  3.  No  question  shall  be  stated  unless 
moved  and  seconded,  nor  be  open  for  consideration 
until  stated  by  the  N.  G.,  ;  and  when  a  question  is 
before  the  Lodge  no  motion  shall  be  received,  un- 


52  RUIZES  OF  ORDER. 


less  first,  to  lie  on  the  table  ;  second,  the  previous 
question  ;  third,  to  postpone  to  a  particular  time  ; 
fourth,  to  postpone  indefinitely  ;  fifth,  to  recom- 
mit ;  sixth,  to  refer ;  seventh,  to  amend  ;  and  they 
shall  have  precedence  in  the  order  in  which  they 
are  here  arranged,  and  the  first  two  shall  be  de- 
cided without  debate. 

RUEE  4.  No  motion  shall  be  made  by  one 
brother  while  another  is  speaking,  and  no  motion 
shall  be  made  or  seconded  without  rising  and  ad- 
dressing the  N.  G. 

Rule  5.  Any  brother  making  a  motion  shall 
reduce  the  same  to  writing  at  the  request  of  the 
N.  G,  or  any  brother,  in  which  case  it  shall  not  be 
entertained  until  so  written,  and  read  from  the 
vSecretary's  desk. 

Ruee  6.  No  resolution  shall  be  offered  to  the 
Lodge  except  in  writing,  and  signed  by  the  mem- 
ber offering  the  same. 

CAEEED  TO   ORDER. 

RUEE  7.  No  brother  shall  be  interrupted  while 
speaking,  except  it  be  to  call  him  to  order,  or  for 
the  purpose  of  explanation. 

RUEE  8.  If  a  brother  while  speaking  be  called 
to  order,  he  shall,  at  the  request  of  the  N.  G.,  take 
his  seat  until  the  question  of  order  is  determined  ; 
when,  if  permitted,  he  may  again  proceed. 

RueE  9.  When  a  brother  has  been  called  to  or- 
der for  the   manifestation  of  temper  or   improper 


RUEES    OF   ORDER.  53 


feeling,  he  shall  not  be  allowed  to  speak  again  at 
that  meeting,  unless  by  special  permission  of  the 
Lodge. 

WHO    MAY   SPEAK,    AND   WHEN. 

RueE  10.  No  brother  shall  speak  without  rising 
in  his  place,  respectfully  addressing  the  N.  G.  by 
his  title,  and  having  his  name  announced  by  the 
N.  G.  Brothers  shall  confine  themselves  to  the 
question  under  debate,  and  avoid  all  personalities 
and  indecorous  or  sarcastic  language. 

RueE  11.  If  two  or  more  brothers  rise  to  speak 
at  the  same  time,  the  N.  G.  shall  decide  which  is 
entitled  to  the  floor.  And  no  brother  shall  speak 
more  than  once,  on  the  same  subject  or  question, 
until  all  who  wish  to  speak  have  had  an  opportu- 
nity to  do  so  ;  nor  more  than  twice  without  per- 
mission of  the  N.  G.  Each  brother,  while  speak- 
ing, shall  designate  the  brother  spoken  of  by  his 
proper  rank  or  title,  according  to  his  standing  in 
the  Order. 

BLANKS. 

Ruee  12.  When  a  blank  is  to  be  filled,  the 
question  shall  be  first  taken  on  the  highest  sum  or 
number,  and  the  longest  time  proposed. 

TO    DIVIDE    A    QUESTION. 

RUEE  13.  Any  brother  may  call  for  a  division 
of  a  question,  when  the  sense  will  admit  of  it ;  and 


54  RULES   OF   ORDER. 


on  any  five  of  the  brothers  calling  for  the  ayes  and 
noes,  they  shall  be  ordered  by  the  N.  G.,  and  re- 
corded in  the  minutes. 

Rule  14.  The  Noble  Grand  or  any  member 
doubting  the  decision  of  a  question  may  call  for  a 
division  of  the  Lodge,  which  shall  be  by  rising  and 
standing  until  counted  ;  but  a  division  cannot  be 
called  for  after  the  Noble  Grand  has  announced 
the  result  of  the  vote. 

PUTTING   THE    QUESTION. 

Rule  15.  Before  putting  the  question,  the  N. 
G.  shall  ask:  "Is  the  Lodge  ready  for  the  ques- 
tion? "  If  no  brother  rises  to  speak,  the  N.  G. 
shall  rise  and  put  it,  and  after  he  has  riser  to  put 
the  question,  no  brother  shall  be  permitted  to 
speak  upon  it.  While  the  N.  G.  is  addressing  the 
Lodge  or  putting  the  question,  silence  shall  be  ob- 
served. 

TO    RECONSIDER. 

Rule  16.  After  any  question  except  one  of  in- 
definite postponement  has  been  decided,  any  two 
brothers  who  voted  in  the  majority,  may,  at  the 
same  or  next  regular  meeting,  move  for  a  recon- 
sideration thereof ;  but  no  discussion  of  the  main 
question  shall  be  allowed  unless  reconsidered. 


RULE  17.     No  member  shall  vote  on  any  ques- 
tion in  which  he  is  immediately  interested. 


RULES   OF   ORDER.  55 

Sec.  18.  Every  member  present  (not  in  ar- 
rears) shall  vote,  if  in  proper  regalia,  unless  for 
special  reasons  ;  provided,  this  rule  does  not  inter- 
fere with  the  provisions  of  the  By-Laws  regarding 
new  members,  etc. 

POINTS   OF  ORDER. 

Ruee  19.  In  speaking  on  points  of  order,  the 
N.  G.  shall  have  precedence,  but  he  cannot  speak 
on  any  other  subject,  except  to  state  facts  within 
his  own  knowledge,  without  previously  vacating 
his  chair,  and  filling  it  with  a  qualified  officer  or 
brother. 

RETIRING. 

RuEE  20.  No  brother  shall  retire  without  leave 
of  the  N.  G.,  and  during  opening,  initiation,  recess, 
reading  of  the  minutes,  taking  the  ayes  and  noes, 
roll-call,  or  closing,  the  doors  shall  be  kept  closed. 

PREVIOUS  QUESTION. 

RueE  21.  On  the  call  of  three  brothers  for  the 
previous  question,  the  N.  G.  shall  put  the  question 
in  this  form  ;  *  'Shall  the  main  question  be  now 
put  ?"  If  the  motion  is  carried,  the  vote  shall  first 
be  upon  all  pending  amendments,  after  which  upon 
the  main  question.  If  decided  in  the  negative,  the 
question  shall  lie  over  until  the  next  regular  meet- 
ing. 

COMMITTEES. 

Ruee  22.     The  first  brother  named  on  a   com 


56  RUI.ES   OF  ORDER. 


mittee  shall  act  as  Chairman  until  another  is 
chosen  by  the  members  of  the  committee.  (The 
mover  of  a  resolution  referred  to  a  special  commit- 
tee is  usually  the  first  named  thereon.) 

RuivE  23.  Any  brother  may  excuse  himself  from 
serving  on  a  committee,  if,  at  the  time  of  his  ap- 
pointment he  is  a  member  of  two  other  commit- 
tees. No  member  can  be  appointed  on  a  committee 
when  absent  from  the  Lodge. 

RUI.E  24.  No  committee  can  be  finally  dis- 
charged until  all  the  debts  contracted  by  it  shall 
have  been  paid. 

TO    ADJOURN. 

RuivE  25.  A  motion  to  close  is  always  in  order 
after  the  regular  business  is  concluded  (provided 
no  brother  has  trie  floor),  which  motion  shall  be 
decided  without  debate.  If  decided  in  the  affirma- 
tive,- the  Lodge  shall  then  be  closed  in  due  form. 

RuiyE  26.  Cushing's  Manual  shall  govern  all 
cases  not  provided  for  in  these  Rules. 

RUUE.  27.  These  Rules  of  Order  may  be  altered 
or  amended  after  one  week's  notice  in  wTriting 
being  given  at  a  regular  meeting,  specifying  the 
proposed  alteration  or  amendment ;  but  any  one  of 
them,  or  any  clause  thereof,  may  be  suspended  for 
the  time  being  by  a  vote  of  two  thirds  of  all  quali- 
fied members  present. 


PRAYERS.  57 


PRAYERS. 


OPENING  PRAYER. 

Almighty  and  most  merciful  God  !  we  adore  Thee 
as  the  Creator  of  all  worlds,  and  the  righteous  Gov- 
ernor of  all  beings,  upon  whom  we  are  all  depend- 
ent for  life  and  all  its  blessings,  and  without  whose 
favor  no  human  enterprise  can  permanently  pros- 
per. Lift  upon  us,  we  pray  Thee,  O  Lord,  the 
light  of  Thy  countenance,  and  bless  us  while  we 
are  together  this  evening.  May  all  things  be  done 
iu  the  spirit  of  charity  and  brotherly  kindness,  and 
our  labors  of  love  be  blessed  to  the  promotion  of 
the  best  interests  of  our  beloved  Order.  Hear  us, 
O  God,  in  behalf  of  the  stranger,  the  sick,  the 
afflicted,  the  widow  and  the  orphan,  and  bless  them 
as  Thou  seest  they  may  need.  Keep  us  ever  in 
Thy  fear  and  wisdom,  and  save  us  all  with  an  ever- 
lasting salvation  ;  and  to  Thy  great  name  be  all 
the  glory,  as  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and 
ever  shall  be,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


58  PRAYERS. 


CLOSING  PRAYER. 
We  bless  Thee,  O  Lord,  that  we  have  been  per- 
mitted to  enjoy  this,  another  Lodge  meeting.  Par- 
don what  Thou  hast  seen  amiss  in  us  ;  and  now,  as 
we  are  about  to  depart  and  separate,  let  Thy  bless- 
ing be  with  us,  and  with  all  our  brethren  through- 
out the  Globe.  May  brotherly  love  prevail,  and 
every  moral  and  social  virtue  adorn  our  lives,  while 
members  of  this  Lodge  below  ;  ard  at  last  may  we 
be  admitted  to  the  joys  of  a  better  world  ;  and  to 
Thee  shall  be  all  the  praise  and  glory,  for  ever  and 
ever.     Amen. 


CHARTER  MEMBERS. 

Daniel  McLaren 

E.  S.  McMiyray 

Stephen  C.  Hayden 

Stephen  Payrau 

Silas  M.  Martin 

Charles  Purvine 

Thomas  McMurray 

William  Ayres 

PAST  GRANDS. 

Atwater,  Henry  Heaton 

Johnson,  J.  E. 

Anderson,  F.  A 

Knowles,  James  H. 

Batman,  James  W. 

Kill,  James  M. 

Brown,  William  S. 

Martin,  Silas  M. 

Bauer,  J.  Wm. 

Meyer,  J.  F 

Crawford,  Isaac  S 

Newburgh,  E. 

Campbell,  Joseph 

Nay,  L.  G 

Cowen,  Joseph  A. 

Oster,  Henry 

Corliss,  William  B. 

Pimm,  Henry 

Drees,  E.  E. 

Putnam,  D.  W.  C. 

Doyle,  Frank  P. 

Poehlmann,  Conrad 

Dryden,  C.  C. 

Rowlson,  E. 

Edelman,  G.  W. 

Ross,  David 

Elder,  James  W. 

Sackett,  D.  A. 

Ellsworth,  Lee 

Sloper,  W. 

Ellsworth,  Henry  L. 

Spotswood,  George  W. 

Fernald,  Johnson 

Spots  wood,    Robert  H. 

Fritsch,  John 

Sproule,  J. 

Fritsch,  Walter  S. 

St.  John,  S.  C. 

Farrell,  William  F. 

Toms,  Samuel  A. 

Fulmer,  J.  B. 

Wiswell,  J.  A. 

Harris,  J.  W. 

Weber,  Martin 

Haskell,  William  B. 

Ward,  A. 

Harris,  William  S. 

Weber,  William  N. 

Hopkins,  Samuel  J. 

Young,  C.  M. 

Hopes,  Edward 

Zartman,  William 

Jenks,  George  H. 

Zartman,  William  H. 

ALPHABETICAL 

LIST  OF  MEMBERS 

— OF— 

Petaluma  Lodge,  No.  30, 

I.  O.  O.  F. 


NAMES. 


Atwater,  Henry  H  .... 

Anderson,  F.  A 

Anderson,   Hugh  .... 

Batman,  James  W  ... 
Brown,  William  S  .. 
Bauer,  J.  William  ... 
Blackburn,  Charles 
Buckius,  William  L 
Bradley,  Walter  Price 
Branch,  George  Byron 

Barnes,  Jehu 

Baur,  John 

Baltz,  Charles 

Blackburn,  John  S 

Brady,   Erwin 

Bryant,  Charles  G 
Barnes,   Henry 


Jun  20,1866  Initiation 
Feb  17,   '85  Card 


Apr  23,  '72 j Initiation  3d  Dg 


When 
Admitted. 


How 
Admitted 


Rank 


P  G 
P  G 


Aug  2, 
May  25, 
May  24, 
Oct  15, 
May  18, 
Men  29, 
Dec  17, 
May  16, 
Jun  17, 
July  20, 
Oct  26, 
Apr  21, 
Feb  16, 
Apr  28, 


'65  Card j 

'80  Initiation 
'81  Initiation 
'67  Initiation 
'86  Initiation 
'87  Initiation 
'89  Initiation 
'71  Initiation 
'73  Initiation 
'75  Initiation 
'75  Initiation 
'68  Initiation 
'69  Initiation 
'85  Initiation 


P  G 
P  G 
P  G 
3d  Dg 
1st  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
2d  Dg 
3d  Dg 


UST   OF   MEMBERS. 


6l 


NAMES. 


Campbell,  Joseph 
Corliss,  William  B 
Cowen,  Joseph  A 

Congrove,  J  

Gushing,  C.  A 
Coons,  William  W 

Camni,  William 

Campigli,  Charles .. 
Canevascini,  J.  h 

Colbum,  C.  E 

Clark,  Byron 

Cook,  Isaac  F 

Canepa,  L 
Cameron,  Oliver  P 


When 
Admitted 


Oct  19,1869 
Apr  16,  '72 
Dec  4,  '83 
July  18,  '66 
Nov  5,  '67 
May  19,  '68 
Aug  1,  '71 
Aug  25,  '74 
Feb  2i,  '82 
Dec  2,  '74 
June  22,  '75 
Dec  13,  '70 
July  24,  '83 
July  19,  '8i 


How 

Admitte  d 


Card 

Initiation 

Initiation 

Initiation 

Initiation 

Initiation 

Initiation 

Initiation 

Initiation 

A  O  F 


Rank 


P  G 
P  G 
P  G 
3d  Dg 
3<J  Dg 

3d  Dg 
3d  Pg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 


Cadwell,  J.  A    ,  May  15,  '83 


Church,  L.  J 
Chaim,  Henry 
Crawford,  Isaac  S 
Co  wen,  A.  II 
Cox,  B.  F  ...... 


Oct    19,  *8< 

Feb  19,  '89 
Dec  17,  '89 
Feb  26,  '84 
J  Dec  22,  '68j 


Initiation |3d  D 

Card  3d  D^ 

Initiation 

Initiation 

Initiation 

Initiation 

Initiation 

A  O  F 

Initiation 

Initiation 


3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
P  G 


3d  Dg 


Dryden^C^C  May  13,  '84  Card 

'84  Iirtiation 
'86  Initiation 
'70  Initiation 
'71  Initiation 
'84  Initiation 
'85  [Initiation 
Mch  2,  '86  Initiation 
Donogh,  Andrew  .         Mch  25,  '90  Initiation 


Drees,  E.  E 

Doyle,  Frank  P 

Densmore,  John  B 

Davis,  Ira     

Densmore,  George  F 


Oct  7, 
Apr  13, 
Dec  13, 
Aug  22, 
Sept   2, 


Davis,  E.  W ...  Aug  ig 

Drees,  Gustave  A 


Kdelman,  George  W. 

Elder,  James  W 

Ellsworth,  Lee 


Jan  28,  '68  Initiation 
Jun  20,  '71  Initiation 
Mch  13,  '58  Initiation 


P  G 

P  G 

P  G 

3d  Dg 

3d  Dg 

3d  Dg 

3d  Dg 

3d  Dg 

3d  Dg 

P  G 

P  G 

P  G 

62 


1,1  ST    OF    MEMBERS. 


When  How 

Admitted    Admitted 


Ellsworth,  Henry  L      Jul  28,  1885  Initiation 

Effinger,  C Jan    9,     '72  Card 

Evans,  Alex Feb  15,    '72  Initiation 

Ennis,  Frank  F Jul  23,     '72  A  O  F 

Edmeads,  Edward  Dec  9,     '  84  I  nitiation 


Fernald,  Johnson 
Fritsch,  John 
Fritsch,  Walter  S  ... 
Fulmer,  Joseph  B 
Farrell,  William  F 

Frazier,  L    

Fine,  Emsley  

Freeman,  W.  D 

Fritsch,  J.  R    

Freeman,  M.  L 

Frost,  Walter  J    

Fox,  Albert 


Giacomini,  Natale 
Guttermute,  Henry 
Glover,  Charles 

Glenn,  John  C 

Gist,  John  L 

Gibbs;J.  D 

Gerckens-,  J.  H.  L 

Green,  G.  D.  Jr  

Glenn,  William 


Harris,  J.  W    

Haskell,  William  B 

Hopkins,  S.  J 

Hopes,  Edward 

Harris,  William  S 


Jan  13, 
Mch  3, 
June  1, 
Jan  12, 
Dec  12, 
May  11, 
Jun  3, 
May  23, 
Apr  3, 
Jun  14, 
May  3, 
Jau    7, 

Tan  26, 
Nov  16, 
Jan  31, 
Apr  23, 
May  20, 
May  23, 
Mch  27, 
Jan  22, 
Oct  24, 

Mch  3, 
Apr  21, 
Apr  24, 
Jun  6, 
Feb  26, 


'64Non-Affil 
'68  Initiation 
\Sc  Initiation 
'75  Initiation 
'82  Initiation 
'69  Initiation 
'9c  Initiation 
'76  Initiation 
'77  Initiation 
\S  1  Initiation 
'87  Initiation 
'9c  Card   ... 


'69  Initiation 
86  Initiation 
\S8Card 


'89 
^ 

'76 
'77 
'84 
'76 

\vS 
'68 

'77 
'66 
'84 


Initiation 
Initiation 
Initiation 
Initiation 
Initiation 
Initiation 

Card 

Initiation 
Initiation 
Initiation 
Initiation 


Rank 


P  G 
3d  Dg 
3<*  Dg 
3d   Dg 
3d  Dg 


G 

G 

G 

G 

G 

3<i  Dg 
3^  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
d  Dg 
d  Dg 
3d  Pg 

3d  Dg 
d  Dg 
d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
2d  Dg 

P  G 

P  G 

P  G 

P  G 

P  G 


LIST   OF   MEMBERS. 


63 


When 


How 


Admitted  'Admitted 


Augrs, 
Dec22, 
|Jun  6, 
Feb  4, 
|Sep2i, 
Aug  15 
jul  31, 
;Mcli9, 
Dec  22, 
Jul  22, 


Hopper,  Thomas 
Hineberg,  B 
Hemmenway,  D.  D 
Haskins,  Thomas  J 
Haskins,  Robert  ... 
Hartleb,  Fred 

Hayne,  W.   H 

Hedges,  E.  D 

Heaney,  Hugh 

Harter,  Bloomfield 
Haskins,  W.  R 

Ingwersou,  W.  H  

Jenks,  George  H Jul  23, 

Johnson,  John  E  Mch  26, 

Johnson,  A.  T Feb  28, 

Jones,  Robert Mch  5, 

Jordan,  H.  H  Aug  22, 

Knowles,  James  H May  30, 

Kill,  James  M    Dec     2, 

King,  Charles Jan    10, 

Knowles,  W   H.  F  Jan  21, 

Kuhnle,  Fred Oct     7, 

Kyle,  Thomas Oct     9, 

Lamoreaux,  Geo.  W      Mch  21, 

Lawlor,  John  Jan     7, 

Lockwood,  J.  E.  Jr       Jul  31, 

Light,  Eugene Nov  9, 

Lightner,  John  S Nov  27, 

Lockwood,  J.  E.  Sr Aug  25, 

Lent,  David  A Nov  11, 


Rank 


1855  Initiation  3d  Dg 
'66A  O  F  3d  Dg 
'68  Initiation  3d  Dg 

'66| Initiation  3d  Dg 
'73  Initiation  3d  Dg 
'69  Initiation  3d  Dg 
,  '82  Initiation  3d  Dg 
'83  Initiation  3d  Dg 
'86  Initiation  3d  Dg 
'80  Initiation  3d  Dg 
'84  Initiation  3d  Dg 


Oct  29,    '89  Initiation  3d  Dg 


'67  Initiation  P  G 
'78  Initiation  P  G 
'66  Initiation  *d  D<j 


Initiation  3d  Dg 
Initiation  3d  D,^ 


'66  Initiation  P  G 
'84  Initiation  P  G 
'-i  Initiation  3d   Dg 
•73  Card  3d   Dg 

'73  Initiation  3d   Dg 
'83  Initiation  3d   Dg 


'71  Initiation 
'79  Initiation 
'83  Initiation 
'69  Initiation 
'77  Initiation 
'68  Initiation 
'84  Initiation 


3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Pg 

:,<i  Dg 

3d  Dg 
3<i  Dg 


64 


LIST   OF   MEMBERS. 


L,ent,  Alonza 

Lausen,  Andrew.. 


When 
Admitted. 


How 

Admitted 


J111122,  1886  Initiation 
Jan  12,    '75! Initiation 


Martin,  Silas  M  Sep  30, 

Meyerholtz,  Henry       Jun  20, 

Mason,  C.  H  , Dec  22, 

Matzenbach,  W.  B   ....    Aug  29, 

Meyer,  Anton Jan  21, 

Myers,  Frank  H Oct    29, 

Mitchell,    Charles Mch  29, 

Moen,  G.  O    Apr  29, 

Middagh,  W  A May  24, 

Mengel,  Henry  J  Mch  15, 

Maybee,   Mini.  D Mch  18, 

Maybee,  Frank  E Mch  18, 

Meyer,  J.  F Feb  17, 

Moiles,  Theo   Apr  22, 

McPhail,  Andrew  J u\pr     6, 

McDonald,  John May  to, 

McNair,  D    ...Jan     9, 

McKay,  A         July  11, 

McLennan,  M   K  Oct    14, 


Newburgh,  Edward   ...  Nov  26, 

Nay,  L.  G Mch  3, 

Nay,  W.  J May  13, 

Nay,  S.  A Aug  6, 

Newell,  J.  M Sep  9, 

Northrup,  Charles  F      July  31, 

Nimmins,  J  Jun     3, 

Naylor,  Joseph   Mch  2, 

Nauert,  Henry Apr  13, 

Nauert,  Fred  A  Apr  13, 

Nickel,  Albert  P     Feb   ic, 


54'Initiation 
71  Initiation 
6c  Nou-Afh  1 
66 1  Card 
68;Card 


Rank 


Initiation 

Initiation 

Initiation 

Initiation 

Initiation 

Initiation 

Initiation 

Card 

Initiation 

Initiation 

Initiation 

Initiation 

Initiation 

Initiation 

A  O  F. 

Initiation 
Initiation 
Initiation 
Initiation 
Initiation 
Initiation 
Initiation 
Initiation 
Initiation 
Initiation 


3d  Dg 

3d  Dg 

P  G 
3d  Dg 

3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Pg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
P  G 
1 3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 

P  G 
P  G 
3d  Dg 

3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 


LIST   OF   MEMBERS. 


65 


Oster,  Henry 

O'Keefe,  William 

Ormsby,  G.  W 

Pimm,  Henrv 

Putnam,  D.  W.  C 

Poehlmann,  Conrad 
Putnam,  Charles  S ... 

Pimm,  H.  J 

Peters,  Prentice  C 

Pander,   Henry 

Peterson,  Julius  A  .... 
Poehlmann,  Henry  J 

Phillips,  Jacob 

Perry,  James  S 

Peters,  Charles  R  .... 

Perry,  Earnest  W 

Penry,  James  F 

Paff,  George  S  .. 

Powers,  W.  J 

Pedrazzini,  L  

Rowlson,  E 

Ross,  David 

Reniff,  Asa  A 

Ranard,  J.  M  

Roberts,  Samuel 

Roberts,  Hugh  J 

Rickert,  I.  F 

Sackett,  D.  A 

Sloper,  Williard 

Sproule,  John 

St.  John,  S.  C 


When 
Admitted 


Augi5,i882 
May  18,    ' 
Aug  15, 

Apr  21, 
May  16, 
Sep  24, 
May  18, 
Apr  13, 
Apr  22, 
Oct  22, 
Jan  29, 
Mch  5, 
Jan  17, 
Sep  11, 
Sep  4, 
Feb  26, 
Dec  25, 
May  1 2, 
Aug-  24, 
Mch  k  , 

vSep  1, 
Mch  27, 
Feb  11, 
Jun  21, 
Jul  20, 
Aug  21, 
Dec  29, 

Dec,  31, 
Feb  15, 
Sep  14, 
Apr  3, 


How 
Admitted 


Initiation 
Initiation 
Initiation 

Initiation 

Non-  Affil 

Initiation 

Initiation 

Initiation 

Initiation 

Initiation 

Initiation 

Initiation 

Initiation 

Initiation 

Initiation 

Initiation 

Card 

Initiation 

Initiation 

Initiation 

Non-Ami 

Initiation 

Card 

Initiation 

Initiation 

Card 

Initiation 


Card    . 
AO  F 

Card 


77  Initiation 


Rank 


P  G 

3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 

P  G 
P  G 
P  G 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
^d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
2d  Dg 
3d  Dg 

P  G 

P  G 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 

P  G 

P  G 

P  G 

P  G 


66 


IvIST   OF  MEMBERS. 


Spotswood,  Geo.   W 

Spots  wood,  R.  H 

Seavey,    R 

Smith,  Jos.  G 

Steitz,  h.  F 

Schleicker,   Fred... 

Sylvester,  C.  S 

Shaver,  Simon 

Steiger,  P.  J 

Spotswood,    Andrew 

Scott,  Jas.  F 

Symonds,  C.  W 

Stafford,  E.  P 

Shattuck,  W.  F 

Samuelson,  J.  P 

Smith,  Albert  A 

Sinclair,  Henry  G 

Toms,  S.   A 

Tupper,  J.   B 

Thurston,    Andrew 

Tomasini,  Louis  

Twist,  Albert  G 

Tyler,  John   N 

Tyler,  Albin  N 

Wiswell,  Joseph  A 

Weber,  Martin 

Ward,  Abram 

Weber,  William  N... 
Weber,  Jos.  A 

Walker,  Geo.   F 

Waddell,  J.  H     .. 
Wharff,    David 


When 
Admitted 


Jul  3i, 
Oct  7, 
Jan  12, 
Feb  1 6, 
Mch  19, 
Jul  5, 
Nov  29, 
Apr  2, 
Augn, 
Nov  6, 
Sep  3c, 
Mch  23, 

Jul  31, 
Sep  11 
Nov  6, 
Apr  9' 
Jul  22, 

Sep  11, 
Apr  29, 
Aug  6, 
Nov  13, 
Jul  19, 
Sep  4, 
Sep  30, 

Apr  18, 
Nov  19, 
Sep  8, 
Oct  16, 
May  17, 
Feb  23, 
May  28, 
Nov  24, 


'83 
'84 
'69 
'69 
'89 
'70 
'70 
'72 
'74 
'77 
'73 
'69 

'83 
'77 
'83 
78 
'90 

'83 

'73 
'73 

'77 

\Si 

'83 


How 
Admitted 


Initiation 
Initiation 
Non-Affil 
Initiation 
Initiation 
Initiation 
Initiation 
Initiation 
Initiation 
Initiation 
Initiation 
Initiation 
Initiation 
Initiation 

Card 

Initiation 
Initiation 

Initiation 
Initiation 
Initiation 
Initiation 
Initiation 
Initiation 
Initiation 


A  O    F. 

Card 

Initiation 

Card 

Initiation 
Initiation 

Card 

Initiation 


Rank 


P  G 
P  G 

3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 

>  G 

d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 

P  G 
P  G 
P  G 
P  G 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 


I^IST   OF   MEMBERS. 


67 


NAMES. 


Walls,  David  

Woods,    George 

Winans,    David  M. 
Weber,  Martin  J .... 
Winans,   Louis  J 
Wharff,  N.  P   B  .... 


When 
Admitted 


May  2,  '71 
Oct  26,  '73 
May  20,  '73 
Oct  16,  '83 
Oct  24,  '84 
Jun  11,    '78 


Young,  Chas.  M |Apr  22,   '79 


Young,  Chas.. 
Young,  Geo.  C  . 


Zartman,  William  H 

Zartman,    B.  F 

Zartman,  W 

Zamaroni,  P 


Jul  25,  '76 

Jun  29,  '86 

Dec  29,  '55 

Jan  11,  '76 

Jul  31,  '83 

Sep  30,  '73 


How 
Admitte  d 


Card 

Card 

Initiation 

Card 

Initiation 


Rank 


3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 


Initiation  3d  Dg 


Card 

Initiation 
Initiation 

Initiation 
Initiation 
Initiation 


P  G 
3d  Dg 
3d  Dg 

P  G 
P  G 
3d  Dg 


Initiation  3d  Dg 


Total  number  of  Members 218 


68  FORMS   OF   APPLICATION. 


PETITION  FOR  MEMBERSHIP. 


18... 

To  the  N.    C,    V.  G.,  Officers  and  Members  of 
Lodge,  No ,  /.  O.  O.  F. 

GENTLEMEN. — Entertaining  a  favorable 
opi?iion  of  your  Benevolent  Order,  I  am  desirous 
of  becoming  a  member  thereof,  and  of  admission 
into  your  Lodge;  and  if  elected  will  cheerfully 
conform  to  your  Constitution,  By-Lazvs,  Rules  and 
Regulatiofis. 

My  residence  is 

Age Occupation 

I  was  bom  in 

Health  good. 

Signature  of  Applicant 

Recommended  by 

Refers  to  \ 


FORMS   OF  APPLICATION.  69 


PETITION  BY  DEPOSIT  OF  CARD. 


To  the  N  G.,  V.  G.,  Officers  and  Brothers 

of Lodge,  No /.  O.  O.  F. 

BRETHERN: — Herezvith  I  present  my  card  of 

Withdrawal  from Lodge,  No  .  I.  O.  O.  F., 

of and  respectfully  ask   to   be  admitted  a 

member  of  your  Lodge  by  deposit  of  the  same. 

My  age  is Occupation 

Residence /  was  born  in 

Health,  good. 

Fraternally  yours,  in  F.  L.  and  T., 


Proposed  and  Recommended  by — 


Refers 


to  \  ' 


ORDER  OF  PROCESSION. 


Music. 

Marshal. 

Outside  Sentinel. 
(With  Drawn  Sword.) 

Escort.  Banner  Escort. 

vScene  Supporters. 
(Bearing  White  Wands.) 

Initiatory,   First,  Second  and  Third  Degree 

Members. 
(Two  or  four  abreast.) 

Past  Grands. 
(In  Order  ol  Juniority.) 

Inside  Guardian. 
(With  Drawn  Sword.) 

Conductor.  Chaplain.  Warden 

(Bearing  Wand.)  (With  White  Scarf.)         (Bearing  Axe.) 

Secretary.  Treasurer.  Secretary. 

Supporter.         Vice  Grand.  Supporter. 

(Bearing  W.and  of  Office.)  (Bearing  Wand  ol  Office.) 

Supporter.  Noble  Grand.  Supporter. 

(Bearing  Wand.)  (With  Gavel.)  (Bearing  Wand.) 

Upon  arriving  at  the  place  of  destination,  the  procession 
will  halt  and  open  to  the  right  and  left,  until  they  come  to 
the  Noble  Grand,  who  will  pass  between  the  two  lines  when 
they  will  close  in  the  rear  and  follow. 


INDEX. 


CONSTITUTION.  Page. 

Article  I — Name    of    Lodge 3 

II — Membership 4 

III — Propositions  forMembership 6 

IV — Fees,  Dues  and  Benefits 10 

V — Degrees  15 

VI— Officers 15 

VII — Duties  of  Officers  19 

VIII — Penalties  and  Fines  ...  25 

IX — Funds  and  Property 

X — Offenses 33 

XI — Terms  and  Returns 54 

XII— Cards 36 

XIII — Amendments,  etc 37 

XIV— By-Laws 37 

BY-LAWS. 

Article  I — Meetings  38 

II — Membership  and  dues  39 

III— Funds 40 

IV— Benefits 4  > 

V — Funerals „ 43 

VI— Fines  and  Penalties 43 


72  INDEX. 

VII — Degrees 44 

VIII — Cards  and  Dismissal   Certificates.  .  45 

IX — Ballots  and  Elections 45 

X — Officers  and  their  Duties 46 

XI — Finance  Committee 46 

XII — Residence  of  Members 48 

XIII — Reports  of  Committees 48 

XIV — Explanation  of  Words 48 

XV — Amendments,  etc 49 

Order  of  Business 50 

Rules  of  Order 51 

Prayers  57 

Charter  Members 59 

Past  Grands 59 

List  of  Members 60 

Application  for  Membership,  etc 68 

Order  of  Procession 70 


